re: CPM's Achilles' heel - leaving pitchers in too long

Coach Mainieri displays too much confidence in his guys at times. When the rally started against Kiel in his first outing as a Tiger, I have no problem with the way that move was handled. However, when Strall came in UNO already had a rally going and the lead was quickly evaporating. Instead of having the next guy lightly tossing in the bullpen "just in case", LSU didn't have any one in the pen as Strall took the mound. After three straight guys reach base Mainieri realized we have to get someone ready and in a hurry. Problem is, Strall entered the game with runners already on so everytime a batter reached base more runs were crossing the plate.

Starting a fresh inning and giving up a few base runners in a row is tough, but it is an absolute killer to enter mid inning with runners on base and allow that to happen. It's not like Strall is our top reliever out of the pen anyway. Sometimes you just ride with your guy, but not if that guy isn't one of your ace relievers.