Was Villone the best option?

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C70 At The Bat found this 5/14/2008 on perfectknight.blogspot.com (flag)
It sucks when you fight back from an initial 2-0 deficit to tie the game in the eighth, then lose in extra innings. I didn't realize that Villone was the guy tagged for 4 ER in the 10th until seeing the highlights (lowlights?) on ESPN. Which got me thinking: Was he really the best option at that point in the game? LaRussa famously remarked about Braden Looper's 6 May start, that Loop needed ... (link)

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Published 5/14/2008 by Cardinal 70 at C70 At The Bat
... A point of discussion about last night's game is the usage of Ron Villone.  Stan Musial's Stance really can't figure out why he was out there instead of McClellan.  I'm not sure what LaRussa's thought process was, but it's better than the ...

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