The Astros would be more likely to win a World Series with him now. The cheating scandal is the only thing I hold against him.
I hold the cheating crap more, but make no mistake he choked by not letting a Cy Young winner close out that game. When going for a championship you lose with your best, like Bochy who threw Mad Bum like 3 or 4 innings on 3 days rest. BTW, I said this at the time. Hinch appears to be a nice guy, but no way I ever want him managing the Stros ever again and I really don't understand why he gets all of the love he gets around here.
I disagree that the decision on Cole is a guaranteed win. The players still have to win and he had a good reliever in there.
And Cole had already said he didn’t want to come into a game mid inning, which is when everyone wanted him to enter Hinch was great and we would be MUCH better off if he were still here
Who threw a great pitch. Have they done the “HR in x ballparks” thing to that pitch? Can’t be many…. Here, Yankee Stadium, Boston (maybe, depending on the curve) just off the top of my head.
Nothing in life is guaranteed. But when trying to win a championship you win or lose with your best IMHO. Like Bochy did with Mad Bum. You never know when you'll get that chance again and if the Stros get in that position again I hope Hinch isn't the guy making the call
Didn't Dusty use JP France and Montero instead of Pressly who sat for games 6 and 7? That was far more egregious offense than using an all-star setup man with runners on in late innings.
This really doesn't matter to me. Dusty wasn't going to use his closer early in a game. Comparing the 2 situations is apples to oranges.
