You said it as well as I could have, and if someone can't see that an arbitrary statement like "You stay in until you give up a hit" (whether that hit comes after one pitch or 20) is hardly the way to run an organization if you're trying to maximize your chances of winning, that's hardly my problem (just one reason why it's dumb being that it puts more strain on your relievers to have them up in the bullpen throwing warmup pitches and then maybe or maybe not bring them in purely on the basis of a single on one pitch). "Old time" baseball is filled with these kinds of ridiculous traditions, which have nothing to do with winning, but are "the way things are done." Contrast that with the NFL, where coaches pretty much don't give a damn about the way things used to be done, but rather care only about winning. Personally, I prefer that attitude, and I think managers and GMs that embrace it in baseball have a real advantage over other teams.
El Duque manages to get through the first inning without giving up any runs. Both the Braves and Phillies lost today, so it would be very nice to pick up a win (and a series win, finally) tonight.
What the hell is Lo Duca thinking? This is completely moronic behavior on his part. So a ball was called a strike - big F'in deal.
It was also probably a strike. Way to put Castro in a great position, and possibly screw up a potential rally in a scoreless game.
Carlos I does his job and Ledee is thrown out at the plate. Ledee has got to try to knock Kendall off the plate there. What a disastrous inning.
That's what this team needs - some hot headed asshole getting himself ejected in a critical situation. Mets are a joke.
For all of the supposed "controversies" at home plate, it seems to me that the umpire made the right call in each case.
Wow, when was the last time that a pitcher convinced any manager to not take him out? Hope this works out.
