Did Manuel leave Pedro in the game too long?
Charlie always leaves his starters in 2 long; for sure I wanted him out of there after the leadoff single, but did it matter tonight ? The lack of offense was the real reason why we lost.
I agree djmarco... The offense needed to step up.
Pedro made a mistake to Matsui- that was the only pitch he could hit out. nothing outside would have went out. btw why didn't Charlie have Rollins and Victorino running in the 8th. if Rollins stole with Victorino up that would have generated a run. We all know Mariano has no move.
Brutally negative reporting, pitch to Matzui was good potch and had nothing to do with tiredness, Charlie does trust his pen.
Please will someone agree with me and tell writers to shove that pitch count stuff you know where. Always second guessing. Always an excuse.
They scored 1 run. Leaving Pedro in the game had nothing to do with the loss.
Oh, c'mon. In La he was pulled too soon. Now, he's in too long. He looked good. Said he was fine. It was reasonable to send him back out and the hits may have zip to do with getting tired--the Yankees can hit people who are fresh. Reality--game wasn't lost because of Martinez. If you hold the Yanks to 3, on the road no less, you've given your team a chance to win. Ask the offense why nothing happened.
Pedro pitched well enough to to win the game. The lack of offense, lead by Ryan Howard's 4 strikeouts, was the reason we lost. They had Rivera on the ropes and Utley hits into a double play. Yes, he was safe but he has to do better than that in that situation.
pedro did a great job ,,cannot blame him for the loss,,blame the hitters for not producing runs ,,rollins and vic shud pulled off a double steal in the 8th and lessen the double play chances ,,,one run would had scored...
I agree hardball. Even though the ump blew the tie at first (he blew the short hop for them) I still don't understand why you don't have your two fast runners going on that pitch. Pedro did do great, the bats let us down
Right on the money about the lack of offense losing that game. Pedro had good stuff all night - just didn't get the run support he needed. Let's just hope the bats come back alive in the upcoming games.
Sam, you are an idiot.
If you had told me that Pedro would only allow 3, I'd have told you that that would have been enough. Give credit to Burnett for pitching a gem. The only counter to the Phillies patience at the plate is to throw first pitch strikes, and that's what he did. We've seen this pattern over and over. Win the opener on the road and drop the 2nd game. Let's hope that Hamels keeps it going at home.
Agree with the other posters here....leaving Pedro in did not cost us this game. The Yankees only scored three runs. Our offense should be able to put up more than that. Pedro pitched well enough to win.
I hear sports reporters write two articles at the same time during the game, anticipating different outcomes. I'm sure this piece's alternate version complained about how Charlie went to the pen too early.
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