Not disappointed the Cards won, which with runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs and three runs already in, did not look apparent.
Wasn't holding him back. He threw over 100 pitches last time out. Wanted to keep him on normal days of rest. Sometimes you just have to have faith in your guys.
It was almost 4 days rest 3 days and about 16 hours, so I would have been fine to start him. Coach Dan went another way, and I was fine with that. Dan thought BP day but still had to use Bevin to finish. Now he has a fully rested Forbes who will need to give us over 100 pitches again, and 7 solid innings. Hopefully someone will step up from the Pen for 6 outs. Rinse and repeat for tomorrow with Eberle, expect if we do make it tomorrow. It will be all hands-on deck in relief if Eberle in a win or go home scenario. You would hope on Beven he could rest today & tomorrow, Friday maybe starts the first game of the finals on Saturday??
It was almost 4 days rest 3 days and about 16 hours, so I would have been fine to start him. Coach Dan went another way, and I was fine with that. Dan thought BP day but still had to use Bevin to finish. Now he has a fully rested Forbes who will need to give us over 100 pitches again, and 7 solid innings. Hopefully someone will step up from the Pen for 6 outs. Rinse and repeat for tomorrow with Eberle, expect if we do make it tomorrow. It will be all hands-on deck in relief if Eberle in a win or go home scenario. You would hope on Beven he could rest today & tomorrow, Friday maybe starts the first game of the finals on Saturday??
You would think great fortune would eventually wane? They have won 25 games in a roll. This is their first world series appearance since they won it all several years ago.
THIS has to be in the back of their minds….when will the streak end?
I don't think you understand baseball. MLB pitchers rest a minimum of 5 days. Your regular college starting pitchers start a game every 7 days (otherwise teams would be throwing their Friday night starter again on Tuesdays or Wednesdays). Doesn't work like that. That's just it he's not fully rested. Yes, he can probably pitch but maybe 50-60 pitches could be his limit. We want and need him to be closer to 100% if possible.
Maybe just a fresh arm out of the pen. Go as long as he's sharp, then it is all hands on deck, whoever is available to pitch.
Just more of Moore struggling with the bat. He can't get bunts down and he needed to pull that pitch to get the runner to 3rd. He's just not been right the entire post season.
Hartman was my guy coming into the season. Then, he just could never get going. I don’t get the start today. Michael, Brown, Schlageter, etc. I don’t get it.
