July 14, 200818 yr Mike Sciossa and other managers manufacture runs earlier in the game - not with 2 outs in the 9th. No reason to send Phillips there. With 2 outs, he's running on contact and a base hit would possibly score him. With Jr. at the plate, you don't want to take the bat out of his hands. I think it was 2-2 in the 8th when that happened. I'm not going to lie, I had a long night last night and only watched an inning. After Dunn doubled Kepp off and Griff struck out with Phillips still on 1st to end the inning I had seen enough. I still would have sent Phillips even if it was tied in the 9th. A basehit scores him from second not from 1st.
July 14, 200818 yr I was right it was in the 8th. In a 2-2 game in the 8th I don't understand why you wouldn't manufacture a run? Worst case is he gets caught now you have Griff leading off the 9th with the pitchers spot up 2nd.
July 14, 200818 yr I think it was 2-2 in the 8th when that happened. I'm not going to lie, I had a long night last night and only watched an inning. After Dunn doubled Kepp off and Griff struck out with Phillips still on 1st to end the inning I had seen enough. I still would have sent Phillips even if it was tied in the 9th. A basehit scores him from second not from 1st. My mistake, I thought it was in the 9th. I actually missed the game as well...went to watch it with a few friends, only to learn that the friends' house that we went to had their cable turned off. :irked: Anyway, Phillips is capable of scoring from 1st on a base hit with 2 outs. Depending on where the ball is hit, obviously.
July 14, 200818 yr As bad as the Reds are, they would be 1.5 games out of first place in the NL West I was looking at that the other day, just stunning. You could take it a step further and say that the Astros and Pirates would be "in the hunt" in the West. Just sad. :lol:
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