Second-guessing one side
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May 02, 2010 4:31 pm
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Here we go again.
Everyone in the press box expected manager Dave Trembley to bring Matt Albers into the game with two outs, a runner on first and Adrian Beltre stepping to the plate in the top of the ninth.
I said, “Let Will Ohman pitch. Stop passing the baton.” But I’m not sure I really believed it. I just wanted to be the contrarian.
I do know that Ohman has retired a few righties in his day – including Mike Lowell, who struck out after J.D. Drew’s leadoff single.
Trembley stepped…Here we go again.
Everyone in the press box expected manager Dave Trembley to bring Matt Albers into the game with two outs, a runner on first and Adrian Beltre stepping to the plate in the top of the ninth.
I said, “Let Will Ohman pitch. Stop passing the baton.” But I’m not sure I really believed it. I just wanted to be the contrarian.
I do know that Ohman has retired a few righties in his day – including Mike Lowell, who struck out after J.D. Drew’s leadoff single.
Trembley stepped out of the dugout, walked to the mound and did a quick reversal. Ohman must have talked him out of it, or Trembley suddenly remembered he left the water running in his office bathroom.
A few reporters predicted that the move would blow up in Trembley’s face, but Ohman struck out Beltre to preserve the 2-2 tie.
Shows what they know.
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