Jun 20 2008
Dodger rally falls short, lose 6-4
Nice comeback attempt by the Dodgers after Cliff Lee left the game. Too bad they couldn’t come up with the clutch hits.
The good: Nice to see that the Dodgers did not fold in the tent. Troncoso did a nice job keeping the game within reach and the Dodgers staged a nice comeback to tie.
The bad: Except for Troncoso, the bullpens in the game were horrible. Bad outing by Saito, but I’m not going to worry to much about him. I do have one thought about using bullpens however. Cliff Lee was absolutely dominating the Dodgers and Wedge pulled him after 104 pitches leading 4-0. I think most of the time, this backfires, especially when the opposing team has shown to be clueless so far. Better to stay with your guy until he at least gives up a run. Plus, wouldn’t it be possible for relievers to pitch more than one inning? I know they aren’t trained to do so, but I think that major league relievers should be extended to pitch at least 2 innings just like the old days.
The ugly: Wow was it boiling in LA today. We were pushing 100 degrees in some spots.
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