witesoxfan Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Gardenhire had the right man in the game in the 8th inning. Rincon is his setup man and a damn good one I might add. Gardenhire had the wrong man in the 12th inning in game 2 however. Nathan was pretty much a one-inning horse throughout the season and I don't care how he felt. The fact is he was gassed. I agree completely with that. Ron Gardenhire should have learned from Grady Little's job-costing mistake in game 7 of the ALCS last year...do NOT listen to your pitcher. He will try to tell you that he is fine and can go one more inning, and that was quite obviously not the case. Bring in Romero, and the game's over. I do have to admit...I didn't watch much of game 4. I was out of town for most of the game and quite honestly figured it was over when it was 5-1. I didn't see Gardenhire take on Santana or put in anyone. However, my dad had told me that Rincon's fastball was straighter then an arrow. That being said, putting Rincon in there is the right move...he almost always gets the job done, even without his best stuff...and just didn't do that yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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