Performex Keto Heat The condemnationPosted by marr oqui on June 2nd, 2019 Performex Keto Heat The condemnation was swift and thorough and pointed. Buckner was to blame for the loss. It was an easy groundball, he was a major league baseball player, and with everything on the line, an error on such a play was unforgivable. Why didn't he get down on the ball - at least keep it in front of him? Why, Buckner, why? But I have a question. Why don't those same people ask why Buckner was in the game in the first place? In Games 1, 2, and 5 - the three games won by Boston - Buckner was on the bench by the final inning. He was playing on badly injured legs, having torn away much of the muscle from his ankle. And because they so greatly limited his mobility, McNamara has used Dave Stapleton as a defensive replacement when the Sox had a late lead. So what was different in Game 6? Why was Buckner still in? Extra innings, up by a pair of runs, with a chance to close out the season; surely that's the time to slant every possible percentage to your favor. There are two possibilities as to why McNamara didn't make the defensive switch that he had been making all series. Some people blame sentiment. McNamara liked Buckner. He was a team player nearing the end of his career. And the manager wanted to let Buckner win his first World Series on the field and not the bench. Possible, and plausible, but not how you manage your way to a World Series ring - which McNamara never did. The second possibility is that McNamara simply forgot. Considering the way he watched Schiraldi get touched for three straight line drive hits, losing the lead for the second time in three innings, McNamara seemed more like a spectator in the 10th inning than the actual skipper. Also, not how you manage a team in the World Series. Or softball beer leagues, for that matter. Like it? Share it! |