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re: Cubs Thread 6/15: Castro Walk Offs Edition
Posted on 6/15/15 at 8:02 am to MetryMojo
Posted on 6/15/15 at 8:02 am to MetryMojo
Baxter is terrible.
LOL at idiot Reds manager. Pitching to Castro with Baxter on deck.
Strategy seemed simple in 11th. Walk Castro, face Baxter. Walk Montero and face pitcher. (We were out of bench players)
LOL at idiot Reds manager. Pitching to Castro with Baxter on deck.
Strategy seemed simple in 11th. Walk Castro, face Baxter. Walk Montero and face pitcher. (We were out of bench players)
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Posted on 6/15/15 at 8:07 am to Toula
IIRC, Castro was 2-11 off of Badenhop at that point. Even with those percentages I'd still walk him and go after Baxter.
Posted on 6/15/15 at 9:09 am to Toula
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LOL at idiot Reds manager. Pitching to Castro with Baxter on deck.
Well in his defense, they weren't exactly trying to pitch to Castro. The catcher was set up about 8 inches off the outside corner on all three pitches. Badenhop executed terribly and threw 2 of those 3 pitches over the plate.
With as much of a free swinger as Castro can be, I can't fault a manager for trying to get Castro to swing at balls that are 6-8 inches off the plate. Keep in mind there was only one out. If you walk Castro and Baxter doesn't hit into a double play you have to face Miguel Montero and he has been en fuego recently. I would rather try to get Castro to chase balls than have to throw strikes to Montero right now.
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