Should have done that with Beltre in the 9th, if you ask me. Try and get him to third then squeeze him in.
That's different. If you run for Beltre and don't win it in the ninth, you're left with Young at third, no DH, and Beltre out of the game. At this point, you're trading a 1 for 5 guy with no speed for a guy that can win the game with his legs and not hurt you in the field or at the plate.
I wish I could see exactly how awful this strike zone is. If it is as polar as you all are implying, I hope someone from the team petitions the league to remove this particular umpire from all playoff games for the remainder of this year, at least.
How do we forget ourselves? How do we forget our minds?
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