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To keep rookies from making rookie mistakes?  I mean, if Zunino was behind the plate then I'd understand maybe they got too cute together, and Blanco would throw a 62 year old arm over Mike's shoulder after the game and give him some words of wisdom.  But Quintero has been in the majors for a decade, right?  What's his excuse?
I agree Doc, you shouldn't lead with the cutter.  Only Mariano Rivera can do that, and you ain't him.  Maybe he couldn't find the fastball in the bullpen, but ya gotta at least show it even if it's for a ball.
Rookie mistakes I can live with.  Like you said, part of the learning process.  What works in the minors doesn't always close games in the bigs against the big boys on playoff teams.
It's not like he was facing the bottom of the order for the Astros or something. The Rays did what they had to do on pitches they could hit (even if they got a little lucky) and Farquhar didn't make it quite hard enough for them.
Go get em next time, kid.  Keep learning on the job.  This is the year to do it, and even if you're "demoted" to set-up man next year, these lessons are valuable whether it's the 8th inning or the 9th.
~G