Closing Time

Seamhead1967 posted 4/27/2008 from seamheads.com [flag]

Yesterday, in the bottom of the ninth, struggling reliever Russ Ohlendorf loaded the bases, and fed a fat 2-1 fastball to Victor Martinez, who lined a game winning single into left field. Meanwhile, Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera sat unused in the bullpen. Could I sit here and second guess Girardi for this maneuver? Of course. Should I? Maybe. [link]

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