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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
To recap:
1) their best leftie in the bullpen, Cecil, is out with an injury
2) their only other leftie, Loup, is not available for the game
3) so Price is their only leftie available
4) Gibby puts Price in during the 3rd time through the order, when the lefties are due up. He leaves him in once through the order, and twice through the lefties in the middle of the order.
5) he then hands it over to Sanchez and Osuna for 4 easy outs and the W
The majority of fans on this site, twitter, and probably everywhere else, call him an idiot for the strategy.
It works. Beautifully.
Not one person says: maybe Gibby was right and I was wrong.
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My concern though is not having a leftie for tomorrow if Loup isn't available.
His strategy makes much more sense if the game wasn't already 7-1.