Many still play the opener. Now, that one I really dislike. But I’m okay with putting Duran in when it will be most effective and tonight I think it was the 8th 🙂
I get the logic and the odds you are playing. And it could have just as easily gone the other way. But I don’t think it was a dumb move to have Duran pitch the 8th and pitch to Vlad. It’s not like we were knocking the cover off the ball tonight, I think pitching Duran in the 8th was the better move. Tonight, anyway.
If we don’t have someone who can pitch to the 4,5,6 we don’t have one that can pitch to the 1,2,3. Could just as easily lose it in the 8th as in the 9th