I was going to ease up on Tracy after Saturday night's masterpiece. But then on Sunday, Tracy sends young Ollie (trying to rebound from mysterious arm problems) out to start the 9th after throwing 120 pitches and the Bucs up 4-0. Incredibly bad idea. DK on Tracy being asked about the decision:
Asked if he had any second thoughts about using Perez that inning, Tracy began his response by pointing to Gonzalez's lack of control: "Well, when you see what took place after [Perez] left ..."Classic. Dodge a direct question about whether he had second thoughts on his decision by focusing on the lack of execution of a young player. One could argue that DK is spinning Tracy's response a bit here, as Tracy doesn't actually mention Gonzo. But I don't think one could rationally defend Tracy's decision to send Ollie back out. Instead, to me this is another example of Tracy contributing significantly to losing a game that should have been won.
No comments:
Post a Comment