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So Keith shocked Gary by calling Gary "Gary" (instead of "Gar"), the offense was dead, David Peterson gave up his first HR in a month (not that it mattered, given the "offense") but did throw 104 pitches (this was the first game all year where both starters went 100+), Jose Butto pitched like a bum, and Vientos let a ground ball roll through his legs.
But the thing that pissed me off was that Nimmo tweaked his foot again, but Mendoza left him in there to limp around (there was double in the gap to start the 5th that he couldn't get to, albeit Peterson escaped that jam) because…Nimmo talked him into it.
FFS, MENDOZA! It's not Nimmo's job to decide if he's healthy enough to play…it's yours! DO YOUR JOB!!!
If you don't know to get Nimmo out of a random game in Arizona and let him rest the foot now so he doesn't need a week off later, let somebody else do the job.
Remember last year, when David "Wild Turkey" Stearns was too drunk last May to ever bother to get new reserve IF after Zack Shortstop was sent to Anaheim and so McNeil's knees were ground down to powder and he had to miss all of August and September? Well, I gave Stearns **** all last year…but I don't manage the team! It was Mendoza's job to locate his testicles, screw them into place, and tell Stearns that his 2nd baseman/former batting champion/homegrown hero #2 (yes, Peeete is more popular, but plenty of us love Squirrel, too) NEEDS A ****ING DAY OF REST sometime before the Indy 500!!
Does Mendoza think he's managing robots, not human beings? Don't listen to Mr. Pointy being all macho because he thinks Jesus wants him to suffer in silence or whatever. If you think you might need to take him out, err on the side of caution! Do a cost/benefit analysis in your head! 5 innings of rest in a night game before a day game, or possibly Something Very Bad happening.
You shouldn't even have to think about that one. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr…
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