It is true that this decision is the one that's most often second guessed by fans because, frankly, it's easy to understand and easy to use one's 20/20 hindsight.
I've only complained about this when it was obvious to a casual observer that the guy was gassed, blowing up, or injured. Bobby V has blown this type of simple decision several times this year. I have no idea what he's thinking about down there. I'm also not impressed by Bob McClure. I'm tired of this idea that a gruff, plain-spoken, guy necessarily makes a great coach. On Wednesday, May 9, 2012, Dan DiBiase wrote: > This has been his biggest problem consistently - when to pull a starter. > I'm not really sure why that is. I don't think he had a reputation > for doing this while he was with the Rangers and Mets.... > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:04 AM > *Subject:* Re: Daniel Bard > > Odd thing is that Bard is our best pitchers. Consider Patriot's Day. > He gave up 1 run. > > Valentine just has no idea how to use the guy. I was amazed when Bard > came back out for the 8th yesterday, it was a Grady Little moment. > Bard obviously struggled to get out of the 7th, why roll him back out > there? Why not pull him after the first walk? > > Valentine is horrible, just fucking horrible. > > On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Steve Gendron > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> > wrote: > > The balks were crazy bad too. In my son’s U15 league, when a pitcher > balks > > like that the umpire usually stops the game to explain the rules to the > kid. > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > > [mailto:[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>] On Behalf Of Steve Ouellette > > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 7:25 AM > > To: Red Sox Citizens > > Subject: Daniel Bard > > > > > > > > Was it Ray that commented on Bard melting down with runners on base > before? > > Kudos. Two balks in one inning when none of those guys were even likely > to > > be running, or were leading far off bases. He's got something weird > going on > > in his head. Someone's got to sit him down and tell him "pretend that > Terry > > Francona is still here and the baserunners don't mean a damn." > > > > Buchholz had a similar problem when he came up ... now he just gives up > home > > runs so he doesn't have to deal with runners. > > > > Steve O > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > > '[email protected]');> > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > > '[email protected]');> > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to redsoxcitizens+ > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'redsoxcitizens%[email protected]');>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
