re: Coach Mainieri's comments after the game

quote:

---

Game 1 of the CWS is no time to "gamble". That shite is for midweek games in march. Call it 20/20 hindsight or whatever you want, but in that situation you play by the book. I hope maineiri had fun pretending to be rainman because now we have serious issues

---

You have no idea how close that was to being a brilliant call. By putting hit and run on, the 2nd baseman crashes the base to cover or backup throw for steal creating a huge hole on the right side of the field. All you need at that point is a pitch on the outside corner to hit the other way. Rhymes got it and rolled over on it instead of doing what he was supposed to. It was a poorly executed play by the batter, but it was a great call, and was solely put on to keep them OUT of the double play. Rhymes didnt execute.