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Originally Posted by 26 to 6
And nobody's saying shit if Crede is retired in that spot. It's not that big of a deal, he chose to go right after a guy than walk him, oh no!! That's why being a Major League manager is one of the hardest things to do. You can't always rely on numbers, and sometimes you have to go with intuition and what you're gut tells you to. It's easy to second-guess.
What if he walks Crede, strikes out Alexei, and then Swisher comes up and hits one into the gap, then what are you saying? People will always find something to bitch about and be critical towards. In the late innings this year at home (this sounds so ridiculous, which is why I prefer to NOT be a stat geek) Swisher is hitting .500 with a .500 OBP. So what if? What do you say there? Should he walk him too?
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FWIW - I believe it was a curveball that Crede hit. I wouldn't call that going right after him when Joba has the ability to hit triple digits on the gun.