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Brew Crew Ball found this 4/22/2008 on www.cardinalsdiaspora.com [flag]
Tied at two apiece in the top of the 7th, with Gross on first and no outs, Ned Yost sends in Suppan to bunt. Am I missing something here? It’s tied, remember, late in the game. Why send in the Suppan to bunt? He’s got Kendall, the hot hitting catcher hitting .351 with four hits in his last three games, coming up after Suppan, and then it’s the mire pois of the Brewers ... [link]

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Published 4/22/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball
... does call it creatively twisted logic. Cardinals Diaspora also picked up on the need to pinch hit with a pitcher in the 7th last night. ...

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