Bunt Counsel and you have Hart and Weeks with chances... I hate to question every single move.... but Ned is just not making any sense to me. I don't mind it if CV has 1 or even 2 innings, but the last inning he looked out of gas.
For as much of a light hitting, don't have enough strength to swing a bat, goofy stanced, stick figure, string bean, couldn't hit his foot with a brick type of guy Counsel is ........ ........... HE SURE IS CLUTCH!!!
Oh... this completely makes sense now. If we would have batted a righty and got a hit, he would have had to pull Dessens and tire out the pen. You play for NOW. We had a chance to score there, which may not come along again. Then all that planning doesn't mean jack.
Ned sure did the scrubs a favor there, I can't find any logic to explain that. He's leaving our 5th outfielder in to face the lefty, when our better hitting right handed OF's sit on the pine. There is NO logical explanation for that.
Zambrano at 86 pitches... barring a quick inning we'll have 3 innings against their bullpen. Need to be patient next inning and make him throw some pitches