Monday, April 21, 2008

Disappointed in Melvin yesterday

I was very disappointed in Bob Melvin yesterday. Randy Johnson was obviously spent, and he chose to leave him in there too long. And no, hindsight is not 20-20 here...if it seemed obvious to me at the time that he should have been pulled, then the coaching staff should have seen it as well.

It was another case of Johnson having too much control (not pitching), and the staff not treating him like others in terms of when they believe he's finished. He's obviously a five-time Cy Young winner and future Hall of Famer, but he's still a pitcher that has to be monitored like all others.

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