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When Olivo was up at that point in the game. He was swinging a foot over pitches and two seconds late. He had no business being up there with the game on the line. Why even HAVE a bench if you won't use it? THAT'S the time. A base hit ties the game, extra bases puts League on the mound after Wilhelmsen to win it.
Ballgame.
And you go with Olivo? You had a whole year to figure out if he can hit righties (he can't - though to be fair he can't hit lefties either) or work walks (again, negatory). You HAVE the lefty catcher for this reason, who hits lefties better AND can work walks to get to the next hitter if all else fails.
Olivo is useful for one thing: when he does get a hit, it usually goes some place. But it happens so infrequently that you're better off playing the handedness odds with a rusty hitter.
Which we did not do, and thus lost the game.
I'm with you - why bother having Jaso on the team at all? Horrible way to go into the night with a whimper.
~G