IGT - Mets @ former Astros Field - 8/17/10

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Frenchy failed with two men on base in the first. He also swung on at least four pitches that were about a foot out of the strike zone. This is all a part of Jerry's reverse platoon where the manager tries to get the worst out of his ballplayers.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nobody's gonna blame Jerry for leaving Santana in to give up Pence's 2d HR? (You know who you are.)[/quote:wn1p6zs4]

I won't. I can question it in retrospect but before hand I surely would have wanted to see Santana start the 8th. And at that point pitch to Hunter.[/quote:wn1p6zs4]
I'd pull him if there was somebody on. But otherwise, Santana's a good enough and smart enough pitcher to keep the ball away from the guy with the bases empty. That one is on Santana. (And I guess Thole, to a small extent.)

[metirish]

Nobody's gonna blame Jerry for leaving Santana in to give up Pence's 2d HR? (You know who you are.)[/quote:wd92aq1v]


Who are they?