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Steve B's avatar

*** NOTE: The 25% off only applies to 6 secitons of which 4 are 500 and in left field

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Jimmy P's avatar

Confession: I didn't hate pulling Lucchesi, maybe in part because I expected it. But given the context of a short pen (it wasn't THAT short, honestly), it was bizarre that Rojas felt compelled to push Familia so hard when obviously it wasn't going well. I mean, he wouldn't push the guy who was rolling! Barnes in that exact situation is about the worst use of him imaginable. So given all that context, it seems obvious that they should have rolled Lucchesi back out there. It's like they pulled him and then, blink-blink, suddenly realized they needed to get 12 more outs. The "plan" was for Familia to go 2 innings. And that's where I think Rojas struggles at times. There's a "plan," probably discussed in meetings, and he can be slow to deviate when that plan proves untenable. Or, hey, maybe he just had faith that Familia would find a way out of it -- he often does. Reid-Foley needs to be with the team.

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