Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 20, 2004
Closer, Anyone?

It seems that Larry Bowa isn't the only one who doesn't know when to bring in his closer. Chris Reitsma had a rough 8th inning. With two on and two out, it seemed a perfect time to bring in Smoltz for a four-out save. But Cox stuck with Chris, and the result is a tie game in the bottom of the eighth.

Update: So Smoltz is on in the 9th. A lot of good he's going to do now. If the game is tied after nine, it will be interesting to see if Smoltz comes out for the 10th. If he does, why didn't he pitch in the top of the 8th?


Posted by David Pinto at 09:36 PM | Strategy | TrackBack (0)
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I wonder if last night's six-out save by Smoltz had anything to do with it?

Posted by: Michael at July 20, 2004 10:09 PM