The Mariners are Going to the World Series
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Woo walking the scrub near the bottom of the order to lead off the 7th was brutal. Can't set the table for the top of the order like that. With how Miller looked this series, I would have given him the ball for 2 innings rather than go to Woo. He had proven himself and was in top form.
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I have barely watched any Mariner games this year so it takes some gall perhaps for me to comment. However, Woo didn't pitch in the Detroit series (possibly rusty) and while on the mound tonight he looked overwhelmed with anxiety and stress. When facing the top of the order, why not go with Munoz?
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Imagine being a Mariners' fan.
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Some things never change.
loser franchise
I watched the most games in probably 15 years, which was still only about ten. You could see it on their faces. Once Jerry Springer hit the HR, they were going to lose.
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That was definitely another option. Munoz could have gotten through the thick part of the lineup in the 7th and 8th and, even if he can't throw in the 9th, you're looking at the bottom of the order and can bring in Brash or Miller, etc to close it out.
Listening to KJR this morning, I agree with the Chuck and Buck takes which was that clearly Wilson had a scripted plan for using the pitching staff and he didn't think outside the box about how to adjust or deviate at all. He stuck to the script.
Bigger issue I have is that the M's lineup was just plain and simple not as good as Toronto. The offense is what lost the series.
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Wilson is slavish to "the plan". He has been holding Munoz for the 9th all season, ignoring that the most critical "high leverage" situations often happen before that. The situation Bazardo walked into was sure as hell THE high leverage moment in that game. Put out that fire still in the lead and their odds of winning would've been very high and he had almost the entire staff available for the 9th..
