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Dear Carlos,
1) with 7 outs left to get, there was a darn good chance that Schwarber would bat again, in the 9th inning, given that it would only take 2 Phllly baserunners to flip the lineup, and you were probably walking Harper. Why not let Megill take this time through the order, allowing our hitters an opportunity to battle back if necessary, and then bring in Edlose when he's most accustomed to?
(I would write "most effective", but I've been watching Mr. Diaz for a bit longer than you have, and I know that "effective" is oft a stretch.)
2) I know that Stanek and Garrett and Maton all pitched yesterday, so they might be a bit winded, but OTOH 33 pitches in an inning is a lot to ask of TylOR. MOR than he can handle, I was (futilely) telling you.
Dear Westie,
Yes, Vientos had a fluff in the field (on a ball where I doubt he could have gotten the runner at home, regardless). But his game at the bat (accounting for 66% of our offense) IMO makes up for his not being Brooks Robinson in the field.
(Especially as Brooksie is dead and so probably can't get around on the #1 these days.)
Also, if you get a chance to tell Francisco Lindor that by now he should really know that Vientos isn't the best at diving stops in the hole and therefore it might be best if he stopped cheating towards 2B for possible stolen base attempts/DP chances and just played his ****ing position, I would deeply appreciate it.
Thank you.
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