Know the personnel.

Written by Joe Veno on June 22, 2009 – 10:15 PM -

Rick Ankiel used to be a pitcher.

A pitcher.

Meaning what?  In conjunction with what we’ve seen, we know that he has a cannon for an arm.

So when the bases are loaded, and with no one out.  Maybe we shouldn’t send Luis Castillo as he rounds third on a single up the middle.  Maybe Razor Shines should have held Castillo there.

Especially with Murphy and David Wright to follow.  And again, especially with Ankiel’s arm being one of the variables.

With two outs I send Castillo there.  With less than two, I hold him.  With the exception of that occuring early in the game with the pitcher on deck, then I would have sent him with one out.

And with all that, Castillo was safe.  But only because Ankiel’s throw was off line.  Only because of luck really.  Shines had no idea where Ankiel’s throw was going to end up, it simply went off line because that was what happened.

Shines should be fired for this decision.

Joking of course.  But I am under the impression that one should be conservative in these situations.  No one out, with the aforementioned variables, Castillo should not have been sent.  I don’t really care that he was safe, it was the wrong decision.

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One Comment to “Know the personnel.”

  1. Mike F Says:
    June 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 AM

    i love a good old fashioned 3rd base coach argument. I’m not sure if you are aware of the year long controversy the yankee fans over bobby meacham last year. a crony of joe girardi’s from florida, this guy was absolutely BRUTAL. the blogs were calling for his head all year. we got our wish BTW…goodbye

    and yes, i agree- no reason to send the runner with nobody out–even if it was johnny damon throwing :)

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