A's @ Royals AL Wild Card Game Thread

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Rudy Pemberton said:
Usually you bring a SP into a spot like that out of desperation...a game 7 when your starter spits the bit. To call on a rookie starter who pitched 4 innings two days ago, when you've got a great pen, and it's fully rested? And the game is do or die? And the pitcher is RH and the batter crushes righties?

I haven't been this baffled by a move since Workman batted.
 
 
Yes, it wasn't like Yost was limited in his options.
 

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Rudy Pemberton said:
Usually you bring a SP into a spot like that out of desperation...a game 7 when your starter spits the bit. To call on a rookie starter who pitched 4 innings two days ago, when you've got a great pen, and it's fully rested? And the game is do or die? And the pitcher is RH and the batter crushes righties?

I haven't been this baffled by a move since Workman batted.
Lackey in the world series. 
 
Fucking A!
 

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Rudy Pemberton said:
Usually you bring a SP into a spot like that out of desperation...a game 7 when your starter spits the bit. To call on a rookie starter who pitched 4 innings two days ago, when you've got a great pen, and it's fully rested? And the game is do or die? And the pitcher is RH and the batter crushes righties?

I haven't been this baffled by a move since Workman batted.
I still think Ventura threw the absolute worst possible pitch there, but yeah, Danny Duffy would've made all kinds of sense in that spot instead. 
 

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I wonder if Yost even makes it back to the clubhouse before Moore fires him after the game is over.
 

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InsideTheParker said:
I fell asleep! Trouble w/ watching in bed. But what a dream to wake up to. That Yost does something stupid to lose the game can surprise no one.
 
...but it wasn't a dream...and you were there, and you were there...
 

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InsideTheParker said:
I fell asleep! Trouble w/ watching in bed. But what a dream to wake up to. That Yost does something stupid to lose the game can surprise no one.
I have no knowledge of Yost. He's a bad in-game manager? 
 
No comparisons to our mgr!  :p 
 

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5 RBI 2 homer night for Moss and Ernie is asleep at the switch.
 
Vogt hits an RBI single and he barely makes mention of it
 
It a 1 game playoff, TBS needs to hire a new crew.
 

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Al Zarilla said:
I have no knowledge of Yost. He's a bad in-game manager? 
Widely regarded as possibly the stupidest human being that's managing in the league today.
 
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BornToRun said:
I wonder if Yost even makes it back to the clubhouse before Moore fires him after the game is over.
did someone say grassy knoll?
 
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/columnist/bodley/2006-06-08-bodley-royals_x.htm?csp=34?
 
The Kansas City Royals last played in baseball's postseason on Oct. 27, 1985. That was the Sunday night Bret Saberhagen pitched a five-hit masterpiece and the Royals stunned St. Louis 11-0 to win the World Series. Dayton Moore, just 19 and a Royals fan since a toddler, was there for that historic Game 7.
Well, sort of.
Moore, who grew up in Wichita, stood on a knoll between busy I-70 and the left-field fence at Royals Stadium trying desperately to see the action.
 

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Yost better explain himself in the postgame....
What is there to explain? He thought Ventura could get the job done, and he couldn't. 
 

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MakMan44 said:
What is there to explain? He thought Ventura could get the job done, and he couldn't. 
 
He had shutdown relievers in the pen, so of course he brings in a kid who started all season. 
 

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E5 Yaz said:
 
He had shutdown relievers in the pen, so of course he brings in a kid who started all season. 
 
A rookie with no playoff experience no less, in the midst of an inning with guys on. Talk about setting up someone to fail.
 

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The Flying Dutchman said:
5 RBI 2 homer night for Moss and Ernie is asleep at the switch.
 
Vogt hits an RBI single and he barely makes mention of it
 
It a 1 game playoff, TBS needs to hire a new crew.
 
Thanks for making me not regret my decision to mute this game from the 2nd inning on
 

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E5 Yaz said:
 
He had shutdown relievers in the pen, so of course he brings in a kid who started all season. 
Apparently Yost is a guy who clings to his set bullpen roles. Herrera in the 7th, Davis in the 8th, and Holland to close. It's incredibly stupid but it might help explain why he went with Ventura instead of someone who had a better chance of not shitting the bed.
 

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Al Zarilla said:
I have no knowledge of Yost. He's a bad in-game manager? 
 
No comparisons to our mgr!  :p 
He was awful against the Red Sox this year, giving up innings by inappropriate bunting in early innings, for example. Since then I read some stuff that indicated that is typical of his approach.
 

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Harry Hooper said:
 
A rookie with no playoff experience no less, in the midst of an inning with guys on. Talk about setting up someone to fail.
 
And this
 
granthpaulsen Grant Paulsen
I promise I won't tweet about this again. But Yordano Ventura threw 70+ pitches on Sunday. I don't remember a more baffling managerial move.
 

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E5 Yaz said:
 
He had shutdown relievers in the pen, so of course he brings in a kid who started all season. 
He wanted Herrera, David, Holland to close the game, so he tried to steal some outs in the 6th. Duffy is clearly the correct move in hindsight, and I think Ventura should have had a clean inning at the very least, but it's easy to read why he sent Ventura out there. 
 

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Lester rolls on: 6 innings, 80 pitches. There's a lot left in his tank.
 

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Lester looks dominant since they replaced the catcher.
Yeah. I think it's also worth noting that the one run came in as a result of defensive incompetence and the other scored on a bloop to left. He looked a bit rough early on but he's pitched well tonight.