even if Palencia had gotten through the inning I'm curious as to exactly which member of the bullpen Counsell would have trusted for one of Manfred's video game extra inning save opportunities
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Yep. You need someone capable of a strikeout. Palencia is the closest you have to that out there. Peña and Cole had it right, too. Closer mindset often can be to slam a door, not hold it shut. It shouldn’t be, but it is.
aug 31, 2025, 10:02 pm • 0 0 • view
putting your young closer in a tie game to get walked off twice in four days is some kind of work
aug 31, 2025, 10:03 pm • 2 0 • view
Hopefully not damaging to psyche, but relievers are pretty damned weird animals.
aug 31, 2025, 10:05 pm • 0 0 • view
yeah hopefully Palencia outwits his manager and doesn't let that shit stow away in his suitcase on the flight home
aug 31, 2025, 10:07 pm • 2 0 • view