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Gotta chime in on this one because I was at the game last night and had questions about some of Wak's tactics.
#1 - Why was Endy Chavez not a defensive replacement for Wlad after Wlad's last at bat? In a 1-1 game in the 8th/9th, don't you want your #1, 2, and 3 OF out there - especially since your 4th best OF has already finished hitting?
#2 - Why did Griffey PH for Gutierrez instead of Cedeno? Is it because we have no viable PR in case Griffey got on? Is it because you hope Cedeno gets on for Griffey to drive him in? In that situation, isn't it more important to just give your best OBP guy a chance to get on and extend the inning. (Ok, .333 OBP ain't great, but it's better than Cedeno's ~.200 weak juice.) Isn't Gutierrez a better bat to have up in a crunch situation than Cedeno?
Thanks for any answers.