Tip of the hat, wag of the finger
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Tip of the hat to Joe Torre. Wag of the finger to every other manager in baseball!
Bottom of the ninth, tie game.
Most managers' approach to this situation: "There's no way I can use my closer here. What if it takes my team a couple innings to score and I need to close the game out in the bottom of the 11th? Then I'm completely fucked because I don't have my closer. That's what closers are for! To close games! Why would any sane person use them in any other situation?!"
Joe Torre (who, remember, was threatened with losing his job earlier this season): Duh, the Angels' best hitters are up in the bottom of the ninth, so I should use my best pitcher to make sure I get to the next inning, with A-Rod leading off, and give myself the best chance to win. Seriously, is this that hard to understand?
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Tip of the hat: to Nate, for crediting Joe Torre's fine managing. Wag of the finger: also to Nate, for blogging late-night baseball instead of watching his son.
Post = Not. Worth. Reading.
It's fucking Nate.
I agree with Matt.
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