Which Player Is Gonna Be The Scapegoat Now?

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I know almost everybody is already on this bandwagon, but the hitting wouldn't have been such a big issue if Joe Torre hadn't completely proven my point about him being a terrible game manager. 1) Why take Lowe out in the 6th inning? I know he was on 3 days rest, but 74 pitches? He was just... [link]
Which Player Is Gonna Be The Scapegoat Now?

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NLCS Game 5 Thread: Oct 15 vs. Phillies, 5.22p
Published 10/15/2008 by Orel (noreply@blogger.com) at Sons of Steve Garvey
... 2.57). COMMENTS: Did you get all that out of your system? We're asking you, Joe Torre (who started the collapse by removing Derek Lowe early). We're asking you, Dodger bullpen (which surrendered 5 ER in 4 innings). We're asking you, (non-Manny) Dodger bats (which left 12 LOB). And we're asking you, Dodger fans (who responded with garment rending and tooth gnashing of epic proportions). Because at 5:22 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, ...

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