Well technically we swept a two game series against the Pirates in the beginning of 2005 but yeah three or four game series' we haven't swept on the road since 2004.
That's my problem with the move. It's not like Suppan just gave up a hard hit double to the gap. It was a weak ground ball in the hole between 3rd and SS that just got under Hardy's glove. It's not like his pitch count was high either.
I don't understand the move at all. It seems like Ned didn't want Suppan to get a no decision so when he gave up a seeing-eye single and the tying run came to the plate he said okay, I don't care how well you were pitching before, you're done.
That was a nice play by Suppan. It's gotta be hard to let that ball go when your first instinct to go after it but it ended up being an easy play for Hardy.