Quote: last_stand said: Matheney with the Ellis for Adams pinch hit move as our last batter today with the tying runner on? In a big game. Ellis?? Really?
How Ellis is still on the roster is the question I ponder. I don't care what he's owed. He needs to be gone!!
I was listening to that move on the radio and it was told that Ellis was 3 for 4 against Chapman. The one out was the strikeout the night before. Was Matheny trying to show the world how smart he is? Every fan with even half of a brain knows Ellis would eventually be at .200 or less against Chapman, if he batted off him more than a dozen times. So, you take a skewed stat and use it as justification to take out one of your best hitters, with some pop, and replace him with the worst hitter on the bench. I would rather they put Miller in...
The Cards control their own destiny at this point. We'll see what this bunch is made of in the next few weeks....
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