re: Well timed Milazzo pinch hit

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Johnson put him in because he knows they always win when he plays

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This is a shite take. Substituting Milazzo last night with a close lead was the right move. Neal can't hit shite right now and was atrocious behind the plate. The frickup was using Frey too early and not having him to either PH for Milazzo at the end or at least having him to catch and PHing for Milazzo with someone else. Hell, I'd have pinch hit for Milazzo anyway and had Jones catch and moved someone else to 1st if we'd wound up tying it and going to extras.

I agree that Milazzo shouldn't have been the last out. But it was the other moves that lead to that that were more egregious imo. Subbing him for Neal was the right call with the way that game was going.