Walking Rickie Weeks was the dumbest decision I've seen in awhile. He's not that great a hitter, and you have Corey Hart on deck. I would definitely take my chances with Weeks. I have a very good feeling about tomorrow's game. It's Wandy! (I never though I would be excited to have Wandy pitch, but at home, he is lights out.)
I hope you arn't talking about the last inning of the game. It wasn't a decision. Come on now... It's not like they Intentionally walked him. They were trying to get him out. Heck why do you think Ausmus was so upset on that called strike three later in the game. That same pitch was called a ball against Weeks... twice... Heck I watched the replay just to see why Ausmus was so upset. He had a damn good reason to be. I woke up and it's still on my mind... thought I'd share it with ya. Don't go thinking it's a different strike zone either. Ausmus 5-11, Weeks is 6 foot.
I am talking about the last inning. Moehler should've gone right after Weeks and not try to make borderline pitches. Maybe that particular pitch was a bad call by the ump, but if he calls it a ball once, don't try it again.
Weeks typically has terrible plate discilpline. That's why last night was his first game back since being demoted to AAA. Trying to keep the balls on the edges was the right thing to do. Weeks just did a good job to not swing.
I agree, but not when you have the heart of the order coming up. At that point, you just want an out. It's not a good time to experiment on the strike zone or test out how good Weeks' plate discipline is.
