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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 5330294, member: 2839"] Last night was a travesty all around. A starting pitcher blowing up (either mentally or on the field) in the 2nd inning not withstanding, no team (let alone the Red Sox) with a payroll north of $150 Million should ever be compelled to play a "bullpen" game by choice. If they do, they can't back the pitchers up with a bench & quad-A lineup? Duran started. Why in the hellfires of Hades was he hitting 6th, followed by three (more or less) punch and Judy hitters at the bottom of the order? That's a free inning every three of no offense to the opposition. Not to mention Romy batting cleanup and Nate Eaton leading off. Surely Romy's 4 dingers and Eaton's career .280 OBP struck fear in Cleveland as well. I'd be pi$$ed if I had tickets to that game, but by being at home, I was at least able to do something else. They had to set through it. C'est la vie. Seattle and NYY lost, but Toronto won. [/QUOTE]