re: This is exactly what I was talking about yesterday in my post on the pitching.

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It’s the antithesis of what you want out of your No. 1 hurler. He’s supposed to conserve your relievers, not require them to come streaming to the disaster area like the Red Cross.

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Poche might pitch in the first game, but--I can't stress this enough--he is NOT the best pitcher on the team. Rabalais knows it. I know it. The coaches know it.

Poche had a bad night. That's baseball.

But rather than self-immolating as a sacrifice to the baseball gods over one poor performance by a starter, why aren't you (and Scott) happy about seven lights out innings of relief?

The bullpen--ya know, the thing so many folks were worried about all year--looked great.



Take a deep breath and enjoy post-season baseball, buzzkill.