5/29 vs Cleveland

[jung]

The end of game 2 against Cleveland is pretty much on Cora. I have no idea why he was still pointing toward Brasier to close for one and I have no idea why he boxed himself into Lakin with little time to warm in the bullpen for another and though this final issue did not matter, I have no idea why there was apparently nobody warming in the Sox pen in case the Sox came back and tied in the ninth. They had a runner on at the end of that game.

 

Last game against Cleveland, Cora had few choices that would have changed that outcome. Weber turned into a pumpkin and that was that. Tried to use his Pawtucket relief squad to muddle through and it didn't. Just the way it goes.

[Bellhorn04]

The end of game 2 against Cleveland is pretty much on Cora. I have no idea why he was still pointing toward Brasier to close for one

 

Using Brasier to close the game was TOTALLY defensible. Cora used Workman, Walden and Barnes in the 7th & 8th. Cleveland had some normally weak hitters due up in the 9th.

 

Brasier is suddenly a chump of course, after the fact...even though he started the year as our second-best reliever, and even though in his previous 4 appearances he had retired 12 straight.

 

It's always a lot easier managing from home.

[Thunder]

Well, if we play tonight I will be in the upper deck, but damn does the radar look dangerous

[jung]

Using Brasier to close the game was TOTALLY defensible. Cora used Workman, Walden and Barnes in the 7th & 8th. Cleveland had some normally weak hitters due up in the 9th.

 

Brasier is suddenly a chump of course, after the fact...even though he started the year as our second-best reliever, and even though in his previous 4 appearances he had retired 12 straight.

 

It's always a lot easier managing from home.

 

That is a matter of opinion. Since I have opined here on several occasions that Brasier is misplaced high leverage, I have at least been consistent in that regard. You can disagree. Cora can disagree. Frankly I see no reason to believe Brasier belongs in those situations.

[Bellhorn04]

That is a matter of opinion. Since I have opined here on several occasions that Brasier is misplaced high leverage, I have at least been consistent in that regard. You can disagree. Cora can disagree. Frankly I see no reason to believe Brasier belongs in those situations.

 

If you don't think Brasier is good enough for high-leverage situations, that's an indictment of DD, not Cora. Who else is there for high-leverage situations? Workman has been decent, but he wasn't even good enough to be on the World Series roster last year.

[jung]

If you don't think Brasier is good enough for high-leverage situations, that's an indictment of DD, not Cora. Who else is there for high-leverage situations? Workman has been decent, but he wasn't even good enough to be on the World Series roster last year.

 

Barnes is the fireman and he is the only fireman we have. That is how Cora uses him. So unless the fire does not start till the 9th inning I guess he is not going there. In fact, the only time I now expect Cora to use Barnes in the 9th is if a very potent middle of the order set of bats is scheduled to come up in the 9th by the opponent and Cora has not used Barnes yet in that specific game.

 

I would prefer Workman to virtually anybody else we have at the moment for closing duties. At least the 9th is a clean inning at its start and IMO Workman needs clean innings. Can't bring him in with ducks on the pond. Can't bring Hembree in with ducks on the pond either.

 

Brasier has already turned into a high leverage puddle enough times this year before this last episode to make him highly suspect. Really no rational for running him out there again unless there is nobody else to toss out there.

[TylerD]

Well, if we play tonight I will be in the upper deck, but damn does the radar look dangerous

 

Stay safe! Hopefully it clears up!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Never done, but very possible tonight . Tito must be laughing his ass off

 

Tito still has to deal with 2011.

[Maxbialystock]

Using Brasier to close the game was TOTALLY defensible. Cora used Workman, Walden and Barnes in the 7th & 8th. Cleveland had some normally weak hitters due up in the 9th.

 

Brasier is suddenly a chump of course, after the fact...even though he started the year as our second-best reliever, and even though in his previous 4 appearances he had retired 12 straight.

 

It's always a lot easier managing from home.

 

Agree. Cora held nothing back in game two, but the normally reliable Walden gave up 2 while getting just 1 out in the 8th, which required the use of Barnes to get out of the top of the 8th with a 1 run lead intact. When the Sox scored 2 more in the bottom of the 8th, giving them a 3 run lead, Brasier was an obvious choice, but couldn't even get 1 out while giving up 3 runs.