Game 3: USM @ LA

[DocCajun]

Jeez...Close the door on these guys...

[axg8750]

Bad news Bears.

Error by Kasuls was costly. He has had a very bad day at the plate and now in the field.

[RaginScotsman]

It's a circus out there. A 3 base error.

[DocCajun]

This is a mess

[GoneGolfin]

Let's not give up a third run on a wild pitch.

Brian

[sportsfanatic21]

Armstrong deserves better this inning.

But it may be time for someone else

[jaxmc1023]

Bullpen is junk today ..must be the weather

[RaginScotsman]

This is tough to watch. Especially with a highly regarded bull pen that struggles to throw strikes in the late innings. Now the errors today have been bad, but 6 or 7 walks, wild pitches, it's just sloppy. We need a big crack of lightning to end this thing in a tie. Neither team really deserves this one.

[RaginFan2]

This game definitely is matching the weather - miserable... We keep giving runs away!

[GoneGolfin]

I guess we just have differing opinions on how much rest is needed after throwing 5-6 innings. And that's ok. I'm of the (old school) opinion that 4 days is perfect, and more than that can be counter-productive. I also understand that college baseball starters throw once a week because of the way the schedule sets up with weekend series. But it would be a one time thing to get him into the weekend rotation

I appreciate your posts and respect your opinion.

Re: 4 days' rest ... yes, we have differing opinions ... not with college pitchers. You get tired arms late in the year when they are getting the full 7 days' rest. And you get injuries when coaches attempt to throw their top guy midweek (5 or 6) and then come back on the weekend.

Brian

[sportsfanatic21]

Re: 4 days' rest ... yes, we have differing opinions ... not with college pitchers. You get tired arms late in the year when they are getting the full 7 days' rest.

Brian

Well it's 6 days rest, but I get your point. I just don't think it would be anything to get worked up about with Harris throwing Tuesday and Sunday next week, unless he throws a ton of pitches Tuesday.

But all of that is for later. We need to find a way to win this one.

[GoneGolfin]

Well it's 6 days rest, but I get your point.

So that we are speaking the same language ... when you say X days rest, you are counting the days when the pitcher is not throwing in a game. Thus, throwing on a Tuesday and then on the following Sunday would have Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (3), and Saturday (4) as rest days ... hence 4 days rest.

Let's win this in the B9th and give USM a long late bus ride home.

Brian