Pedroia's April was weak, but his May was much worse. How long does Tito leave him in the 2 hole waiting for him to get hot. Can't he wait for him to get hot in the bottom of the order?
Tito is checking his cheat sheet right now. Next to "1-run lead at home" it says "bring in closer*". The asterisk at the bottom says that "Papelbon is the closer until he leaves after 2011 in free agency."
I guess Tito just figures that it would be a bit insulting to teach this team some fundamentals-- like how to step off the rubber so you don't balk. They players would think he was talking down to them.
I'm not changing my arguments. Crawford is a better value at his annual salary than Cameron is. Cameron's money might as well have been flushed down the toilet. He brings nothing to the table at this point.
Here's the bottom line. This s*** offense of the A's should never score 6 runs against us. If the starter doesn't have his stuff, the bullpen should be able to handle them, but Tito has a bullpen aversion before the 6th or 7th inning.