I mean the opportunity is there to steal this game, but guys like Turang need to get it going already, and for the love of God stop giving away outs when you’re rallying.
If they somehow come back to win, Anderson not losing Suzuki on 3-2 and striking him out instead of 1st and 2nd nobody out will be a lowkey pivotal moment of the game.
Inherently that is the problem with bunting. Teams (and fans) treat it like the execution is a given (“just bunt him over to 3rd”!) when the reality is not nearly that simple.
In most cases one of the “best” case scenarios still results in you sacrificing an out for some other marginally good outcome. It’s just not the good baseball play that it was once thought to be.
They probably have an assembly of guys they like better for Game 4 more than Quintana. The starter/reliever distinction is not that important in these games. Just 27 outs with the lead however you can get them.
Because he enjoy watching the Brewers and knows the chances aren’t 0% of a comeback?
Is enjoying a baseball game only synonymous with believing the odds of winning are greater than 50/50?
If it’s up to me I’d pull Ortiz for Mona next time his spot comes up. His bat is beyond useless and you can’t win this game with defense at this point. Take a shot.
I’m irritated that Vaughn has had a great playoff series, hurts the Cubs, and lo and behold we can’t help ourselves and just absolutely have to get Jake Bauers a start.