September 17, 2007
Bud Mauch
Bud Black employs the Gene Mauch strategy of bunting in the first inning to score one run. That gives the Padres the early lead, but I'm to see it against a pitcher with an ERA over 10. Big innings are an odds on favorite with someone like that on the mound.
Posted by David Pinto at
10:22 PM
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Small ball may usually not make much sense, but this is PETCO and your team has a 2.98 ERA in the park. Not quite soccer, where one score is gigantic, but close enough. A 1-0 lead looks pretty big, so I can't blame Black.