Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 17, 2005
Why Wagner?

Why is Billy Wagner starting the 9th inning? Myers only threw 87 pitches. Yes, he had given up consecutive hits to Estrada and Hampton, but Wagner has pitched two days in a row. Giles doubles off the right field wall with one out, then steals third. The Braves have the best threat of the night right now.

Update: Chipper Jones strikes out looking. No excuse for not swinging in that situation.

Update: Great play by David Bell on a slow roller by Andruw Jones. He cut across in front of the shortstop to get the ball and throw out the batter. If the ball had gotten to Rollins, Andrew would have beat it out. To the bottom of the ninth, still no score.

Myers ERA is now 0.44.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:00 PM | Strategy | TrackBack (0)
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Why NOT the closer in a scoreless tie in the 9th??

Posted by: luis at April 18, 2005 11:43 AM
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