Here is what bothers me -- was this a huge game or not. If it wasn't -- if it's just another weekday game -- why in the world would you start Ward on short rest coming off an injury. if this was a big game, and you weren't an idiot for throwing your Friday night guy out there, how could you not go to Oberg with one out in the eighth.
Either way of managing this game was fine, but to start Ward and then not use Oberg when you had a chance doesn't make sense.
im ok with throwing ward to start as i thought it was the right idea. but i dont know anything about his health....seems to be something wrong tho.
I agree with this. I'm alright with starting Ward if it was determined that he was fully healthy. But that implies it was a big game and with a day off tomorrow why not throw Oberg in the 8th, 9th, and 10th if it turned out to be necessary.I'm not second guessing him for starting Ward. But if it was a big enough game to start Ward on a Wednesday against a non-conference foe, it was big enough to bring your ace into a tie game in the 8th.
I just got back from playing a round of golf. I figured this game would be finished a while ago.