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Post by TomlinFoolery on Oct 24, 2021 7:57:27 GMT -5
Minus going to Luke in high pressure situations, Snitker actually managed this series pretty darn well. I'd say it was his best managing he's done since getting the job, no hyperbole.
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Post by agentorange90 on Oct 24, 2021 8:42:17 GMT -5
Minus going to Luke in high pressure situations, Snitker actually managed this series pretty darn well. I'd say it was his best managing he's done since getting the job, no hyperbole. Snitker managed very well but he owes Matzek half his salary lol. If that Luke Jackson collapse cost the Braves a World Series, it would have haunted him for the rest of his career. The Braves and Atlanta really got the monkey off their back last night it seemed. There is a general sense of relief and elation even though we still have the World Series. I've followed the Braves since the mid 70's and last year's 3-1 demise was one of the toughest Braves playoffs defeats I can remember. For Georgia sports fans it just brings back reminders of the Patriots Super Bowl and the UGA-Bama national championship.
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 24, 2021 9:09:21 GMT -5
Snit needs to understand that the World Series is not the time to show faith in guys so they'll be better for the long run. This is the time to use guys who are producing NOW.
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Post by maverick86 on Oct 24, 2021 9:36:27 GMT -5
But I’ll say this. Luke has to get it right bc we gonna need him Vs Stros… need to get his confidence back. Also facing whichever LAD batter is/was stressful.
We need Luke
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 24, 2021 9:43:59 GMT -5
But I’ll say this. Luke has to get it right bc we gonna need him Vs Stros… need to get his confidence back. Also facing whichever LAD batter is/was stressful. We need Luke Or we could switch him for Rodriguez.
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Post by littlebeast1 on Oct 24, 2021 9:53:28 GMT -5
Snit needs to understand that the World Series is not the time to show faith in guys so they'll be better for the long run. This is the time to use guys who are producing NOW. If would be a whole lot easier if Luke could just find the dominance he showed all year.
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Post by rennymadeit on Oct 24, 2021 9:54:35 GMT -5
One asset of Rodriguez - he’s unflappable Luke may have better stuff, but if the big stage overwhelms you, what good is your stuff? It will be a tough call for Snit, he loved him some Luke.
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 24, 2021 9:55:51 GMT -5
Snit needs to understand that the World Series is not the time to show faith in guys so they'll be better for the long run. This is the time to use guys who are producing NOW. If would be a whole lot easier if Luke could just find the dominance he showed all year. I think it's mental. He doesn't truly believe in himself. He believes that the hitters are better than he is.
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Post by rennymadeit on Oct 24, 2021 10:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by littlebeast1 on Oct 24, 2021 10:20:10 GMT -5
One asset of Rodriguez - he’s unflappable Luke may have better stuff, but if the big stage overwhelms you, what good is your stuff? It will be a tough call for Snit, he loved him some Luke. And he had every right to love him some Luke this year until the LA series.
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Post by littlebeast1 on Oct 24, 2021 10:28:28 GMT -5
Has anyone checked on Ron Darling and Brian Anderson today? Just want to make sure they are OK.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 24, 2021 11:04:07 GMT -5
Has anyone checked on Ron Darling and Brian Anderson today? Just want to make sure they are OK.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Oct 24, 2021 11:23:13 GMT -5
Kudos to Minter for coming up big in the playoffs. Kudos to Matzek for being superman. To hell with Luke the Puke, please do not make me have to watch him throw one pitch in the World Series. As good as he was this year, he can't handle the big stage.
Between 2019 and 2021 he has now pitched 7.2 playoff innings, has given up 16 hits, 8 earned runs, 6 walks.
2019 he had a 10.13 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, .400 BAA.
2021 he has a 9.00 ERA, 2.83 WHIP and a .583 BAA.
He cost us one game in this series and damn near cost us another one tonight. Which means without the heroics of Matzek bailing him out he came close to possibly costing us this series.
I've been pleasantly surprised at how well Snitker has managered this post season, but he made a mistake relying on Luke again tonight. He's being roasted all over for it. And we all know that the Snitker we have come to know would have run Luke back out there on Sunday night if we had gone to game 7. Everyone said Luke looked like a deer in the headlights in game 3 and couldn't believe we used him again tonight. And once again he had nothing tonight, he was making awful pitches. I would leave him off the roster and add Rodriguez, I really hope we do that but I know it's asking a lot for Snitker to can one of his baseball player guys. It is what it is with Snit. You have to take the good with the bad. Being a players manager, he was going to run Luke out there to give him a chance to redeem himself. It didn’t work. I agree that Snit overall has done a good job this postseason and that’s part of why we have gotten this far. I doubt Luke is left off of the WS roster. We do need RR on it though. If d’Arnaud had reached in the 7th and we had PH for Matzek, I shudder to think of Chavez pitching the 8th. I was actually relieved when dArnaud struck out because I wanted Matzek to pitch another inning. I get the good with the bad as far as Snitker, the scary thing is one or two bad moves can cost you a series in the playoffs and it almost happened with Luke. Only Matzeks heroics stopped it. At some point you have to have sense in the playoffs, and Luke just does not have it right now. A baseball manager guy has to recognize how lucky we just got and learn from it. It’s one thing to run him back out there during the regular season but not in the playoffs.
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Post by winthorp on Oct 24, 2021 11:36:28 GMT -5
Has anyone checked on Ron Darling and Brian Anderson today? Just want to make sure they are OK. LMAO!!!!
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Post by maverick86 on Oct 24, 2021 11:40:21 GMT -5
Rather keep Luke than activate Rodriguez. Rodriguez hasn’t pitched in like 3 weeks.
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