400 games into this Statis Pro season, and I'm still conflicted on when to yank a starting pitcher who is getting shelled in the first inning. I pulled Eric Show after two outs and seven hitters because he had already yielded four runs. A fifth crossed the plate when Floyd Chiffer inherited a runner on third. The Phillies added a bookend to the massive scoring in the ninth inning, when they scored six more runs. Four of those came courtesy of a Len Matuszek grand slam.
Winning Pitcher - Shane Rawley
Losing Pitcher - Eric Show
Player of the Game - Len Matuszek, 3-4, 2B, Grand Slam, HBP, 3R's, 4RBI's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Mike Schmidt, Tony Gwynn
Game #404 - Montreal Expos, 13 @ San Francisco Giants, 4
...and continuing the theme with early inning struggles...Giants starter Jeff Robinson was already losing 1-0 when five runners scored in the third. The Giants bullpen was already taxed from their last loss, so I let him go back out there for the fifth. He allowed two more runs and then loaded the bases before I finally sent him to the showers. The Expos had a field day, none more so than Gary Carter. He was perfect at the plate and scored three runs while driving in five.
Winning Pitcher - Charlie Lea
Losing Pitcher - Jeff Robinson
Player of the Game - Carter, 4-4, 2B, HR, 3R's, 5RBI's, BB
Hall of Famers in the Game - Gary Carter, Andre Dawson
I remember listening to the Padre games on 76 KFMB back during the season. Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner, and Jerry Coleman did the broadcasting on the radio. The Phillies beat them up pretty bad in that series. Long time ago but seems like yesterday.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how we remember things like that. It was sad when Jerry Coleman died last year, he seemed like a real class act.
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