I really don’t think 90% of people would have thrown a fit had he stayed in and coughed up the lead. It’s not like our bullpen is some juggernaut that isn’t squarely in the bottom third or half of most statistical categories.
As far as SWR being sent down to the minors, how soon we forget the early season struggles of Jax. And Duran at times too. And I reiterate, SWRs numbers do not fall off the cliff in the hallowed third time through the order.
You can’t manage every single game like it’s the postseason. Nobody does that. It’s a Tuesday night in July and it’s a long season. Some posters defend the twins pitching philosophies as if the organization hasn’t been solidly mediocre for years now. You even had Pablo saying it sucks to get pulled while live on air. Imagine what they say in private.