Perez walked the tying run in with bases loaded. Then he followed that up by throwing the ball in the dirt against Damon which brought the winning run in from 3rdBR1986FB wrote: What happened? I'm watching the ESPN ticker.
No excuse at all for letting that pitch go through....but Perez probably walks him on 4 pitches anyway.royal_k wrote: wild pitch to score the winning run.
Swamp Fox wrote: Verlander is pitching like you know what and the Tigers got several big plays, a couple of breaks and came from 6 runs down to shell the Indian pen again. I'm happy about the Tiger's fortunes thus far, but things are going way too well. Willis and Bonderman are pitching impressively and the Tiger pen has been close to stellar recently. The Tigs are getting timely hits, good defense and it's all too much for the most ardent Tiger fans to deal with. The Indians are a good team this year and things have a way of evening up over the course of a long season. I think Cleveland deserves some good luck in their next series.
Never understood that myself. I guess it's supposed to be a "we don't want to further mess with his confidence" thing when, apparently, 5 walks and a few wild pitches haven't already done that. :rolleyes:HitsRus wrote: Why is it that when your 'closer' just doesn't seem to have it, the manager stays with him anyway?
Exactly. Wedge was notorious for this with Wickman & Borowski. It was as if he'd rather take the loss(es) than mess with their "fragile psyches."gabuckeye wrote: I never understood it either. Especially for Cleveland, when its not even their permanent closer. Managers should just go out there and say, "Sorry, but you suck today, try harder next time bub."
I agree with you and BR. Problem was...who was left? Looks to me that Acta burned up the whole pen.gabuckeye wrote: I never understood it either. Especially for Cleveland, when its not even their permanent closer. Managers should just go out there and say, "Sorry, but you suck today, try harder next time bub."
That's a different story. If you've used up your arsenal you've got to stick with the closer. I just don't get it when there ARE fresh arms and the manager sticks with a sinking ship.Footwedge wrote:I agree with you and BR. Problem was...who was left? Looks to me that Acta burned up the whole pen.gabuckeye wrote: I never understood it either. Especially for Cleveland, when its not even their permanent closer. Managers should just go out there and say, "Sorry, but you suck today, try harder next time bub."
