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Reds win and for the Giants Flores with a three run HR

And then Kapler does what he has done far too often this season:  just make the idiotic decision (leaving pitcher in who can't find the strike zone).  Walk off 3-run dinger for San Diego in game 2 of double-header.  Seriously, I hope some reporter has the balls to ask him WTF he had Wandy warming up for in the last inning if not to face the lefty hitter who walked it off.  Of course, they won't.

Look, in one sense, the Giants and their paltry 3 hits didn't deserve to win, but it absolutely sucks when the manager just freaking makes the WORST decisions to hamper your team's ability to win.  That's 3 egregious last-inning decisions this year that led to Ls that you can attribute directly to Kapler.

I'm sure he's made lots of good decisions, and most decisions are of the "reasonable minds can differ" variety.  But watching Coonrad scuffle in the last inning (for second night in a row), AND you leave him in to serve up the game-loser.  Effing inexcusable.

P.S.  The Padres starter had nasty stuff.  Hope he is okay for the playoff run for the Padres.  Giants caught a of immense proportions break when he left the game.

He left Coonrod  in cause Garcia’s not an HR threat and Tatis was on deck.  Oops.  I though he just should have left Selmen in for the 9th. But  I haven’t understood how he’s used the pen all year. Very random.  And Phogge he’s had a “lights out” guy to close- Watson (fabulous all year until last night). He just hasn’t used him as a closer.

Coonrod has the best stuff on any of the bullpen guys. Had a couple very impressive outings. Teased. Cause they were Mixed in with a bunch of disasters- he has absolutely no command. Using him to close is folly. Last night he couldn’t throw his fastball for a strike. Turned off game second the ball cleared. Unsure of the pitch he threw. Guessing it was a change up. Right down the middle.

[lex24]

Reds win and for the Giants Flores with a three run HR

And then Kapler does what he has done far too often this season:  just make the idiotic decision (leaving pitcher in who can't find the strike zone).  Walk off 3-run dinger for San Diego in game 2 of double-header.  Seriously, I hope some reporter has the balls to ask him WTF he had Wandy warming up for in the last inning if not to face the lefty hitter who walked it off.  Of course, they won't.

Look, in one sense, the Giants and their paltry 3 hits didn't deserve to win, but it absolutely sucks when the manager just freaking makes the WORST decisions to hamper your team's ability to win.  That's 3 egregious last-inning decisions this year that led to Ls that you can attribute directly to Kapler.

I'm sure he's made lots of good decisions, and most decisions are of the "reasonable minds can differ" variety.  But watching Coonrad scuffle in the last inning (for second night in a row), AND you leave him in to serve up the game-loser.  Effing inexcusable.

P.S.  The Padres starter had nasty stuff.  Hope he is okay for the playoff run for the Padres.  Giants caught a of immense proportions break when he left the game.

He left Coonrod  in cause Garcia’s not an HR threat and Tatis was on deck.  Oops.  I though he just should have left Selmen in for the 9th. But  I haven’t understood how he’s used the pen all year. Very random.  And Phogge he’s had a “lights out” guy to close- Watson (fabulous all year until last night). He just hasn’t used him as a closer.

Coonrod has the best stuff on any of the bullpen guys. Had a couple very impressive outings. Teased. Cause they were Mixed in with a bunch of disasters- he has absolutely no command. Using him to close is folly. Last night he couldn’t throw his fastball for a strike. Turned off game second the ball cleared. Unsure of the pitch he threw. Guessing it was a change up. Right down the middle.