Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by dhinojwala:
Also, how bad is Gagne? He has single-handedly given the Indians hope in the top of the 11th. As much as he struggled in mop-up work in Game 1, why put him out there when it matters?
Congrats to your Tribe for doing exactly what I had hoped the Angels would do in the first series (I believe I even laid the scenario out on page 1 of this thread): lose to Becket, hang in game two until Gagne comes in, and then win and give yourself home field advantage. I watch way too much baseball. [/b]
well, to be truthful, you didnt really cite Gagne as the sole loser in the Sox bullpen.
you cited, Gagne, Oki and then called the bullpen generally "shakey"
also, i dont know if they really "came back" on Saturday night. they had the biggest lead of the night and were winning when both starters had gone. so dont buy "comeback win" as really a good way to describe it.
It's unforunate they lost but i believe 2 things
1.) we still have a good chance at taking games 3 & 5 for a 3-2 lead back to Fenway
2.) Gagne probably wont be pitching anymore this series and i doubt Lopez gives up all those hits on his own.
on a side note: not really sure why Sox Julian Tavarez is hanging in the dugout all game long and why it seems he's unavailable in the series.
i'll do some digging, but i want him out there before Jon Lester and preferrrably out there in the 5th and 6th innings. This wouldve moved all pitchers back and inning or two and perhaps Gagne wouldnt have come in til the 12th or 13th, when perhaps we could've won it by then.
we'll see what Daisuke is made of tonight. He likes to strike guys out, and Cleveland likes to strike out.
