Joe Maddon: The Man Behind the Glasses

[ChuckD]

Do you think Joe sleeps with one of Travis Wood's jerseys at night so that he's never too far away from his heloved

I think he's taken notice of the 7 LHH in the Giants lineup and decided to give Montgomery the night off seeing as how he threw 5 innings last night/this morning or whatever. Just a hunch.

[SKO]

Do you think Joe sleeps with one of Travis Wood's jerseys at night so that he's never too far away from his heloved

I think he's taken notice of the 7 LHH in the Giants lineup and decided to give Montgomery the night off seeing as how he threw 5 innings last night/this morning or whatever. Just a hunch.

Cool. Maybe he could take notice of the fact that Wood doesn't strike anyone out and either of those runs scoring probably meant the game so maybe leave in Grimm the guy who gets Ks and is good vs lefties rather than play the flyball pitcher who never Ks anyone with runners on 2nd and 3rd. But handedness.

[CubFaninHydePark]

Do you think Joe sleeps with one of Travis Wood's jerseys at night so that he's never too far away from his heloved

I think he's taken notice of the 7 LHH in the Giants lineup and decided to give Montgomery the night off seeing as how he threw 5 innings last night/this morning or whatever. Just a hunch.

Cool. Maybe he could take notice of the fact that Wood doesn't strike anyone out and either of those runs scoring probably meant the game so maybe leave in Grimm the guy who gets Ks and is good vs lefties rather than play the flyball pitcher who never Ks anyone with runners on 2nd and 3rd. But handedness.

Or maybe he should've gone to Edwards first, Strop 2nd, etc.  and pitched his best relievers to keep it close.

But everything you said too.

[air2300]

Do you think Joe sleeps with one of Travis Wood's jerseys at night so that he's never too far away from his heloved

I think he's taken notice of the 7 LHH in the Giants lineup and decided to give Montgomery the night off seeing as how he threw 5 innings last night/this morning or whatever. Just a hunch.

Cool. Maybe he could take notice of the fact that Wood doesn't strike anyone out and either of those runs scoring probably meant the game so maybe leave in Grimm the guy who gets Ks and is good vs lefties rather than play the flyball pitcher who never Ks anyone with runners on 2nd and 3rd. But handedness.

Or maybe he should've gone to Edwards first, Strop 2nd, etc.  and pitched his best relievers to keep it close.

But everything you said too.

You two stay in holiday inn express last night?

[SKO]

I take all of my criticisms back because he played Bruce Bochy like a fucking fiddle in the 9th

[Canadouche]

I take all of my criticisms back because he played Bruce Bochy like a fucking fiddle in the 9th

SKO, the anti-Yellon.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I take all of my criticisms back because he played Bruce Bochy like a fucking fiddle in the 9th

He really did pull off the Russell-to-Coghlan-to-WillyCon thread to get the best possible matchup in that situation.   Had Bochy called the bluff and let Romo face Coghlan, I'd say the outcome would be a little less likely.

[CubFaninHydePark]

I take all of my criticisms back because he played Bruce Bochy like a fucking fiddle in the 9th

Yeah, this. My bad.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I take all of my criticisms back because he played Bruce Bochy like a fucking fiddle in the 9th

Yeah, this. My bad.

You two stay in holiday inn express last night?

[Shooter]

He also made a nice move getting Chapman out after 21 pitches Monday night, rather than letting him throw who-knows-how-many-more to get out of the ninth. It left him ready to rock last night.

[SKO]

I take all of my criticisms back because he played Bruce Bochy like a fucking fiddle in the 9th

He really did pull off the Russell-to-Coghlan-to-WillyCon thread to get the best possible matchup in that situation.   Had Bochy called the bluff and let Romo face Coghlan, I'd say the outcome would be a little less likely.

Even so, and god help me, the way Coghlan has swung the bat lately vs Russell's ongoing month long funk (and his struggles in general with sliders), pinch hitting Coghlan for Russell was already a pretty bold move I'd never have expected and probably would have given them a slightly better chance of getting contact and getting the runner at 3rd home at least. The fact that it ended up just being gamesmanship to trick Bochy into bringing in a lefty to face Willson was even better.

[SKO]

Not pinch hitting for Heyward sure is a thing

[Armchair_QB]

This is all Lackey's fault for getting Schwarber hurt...

[SKO]

This is all Lackey's fault for getting Schwarber hurt...

He'd have sat tonight so Heyward could be in on defense. Need lockdown right field defense behind Kyle Hendricks, the guy that induces more grounders and weak contact than anyone in baseball. Worth mailing in four ABs including your only AB with a RISP for that. Yessir

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

This is all Lackey's fault for getting Schwarber hurt...

He'd have sat tonight so Heyward could be in on defense. Need lockdown right field defense behind Kyle Hendricks, the guy that induces more grounders and weak contact than anyone in baseball. Worth mailing in four ABs including your only AB with a RISP for that. Yessir

Matthew SKOblood