Screw you, virtual Joe Torre - DJ's Blog

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Screw you, virtual Joe Torre

Posted on August 27, 2010 at 02:12 AM.

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OK, so I just suffered what has to be the worst loss so far in my MLB 10 The Show franchise with the Colorado Rockies.

Leading 4-3 in the 9th @ Dodger Stadium, I bring in Huston Street to close things out. My bullpen has been terrible so far, blowing 6 saves, so I knew that this wouldn't be an easy save. Street gets the first batter to ground out, but then surrenders a triple (Brad Hawpe was running real slow in RF today), putting the tying run 90 feet from home. Joe Torre then gambles and calls a suicide squeeze with Rafael Furcal at bat. Furcal drops down a perfect bunt and the tying run scores. LA goes on to win the game in the bottom of the 10th when Dexter Fowler misses on a diving attempt at a Matt Kemp liner, and the Dodgers celebrated the 5-4 comeback win.

I was so mad after that squeeze play, yet a part of me was real happy to see the AI really gamble and try anything to tie the game up. Just a great baseball play, even if I lost.

At 13-20, I really need to figure out how to get back into things with the Rockies. My bullpen has now blown 7 save opportunities and I've lost just about every which way possible, including tonight's crazy suicide squeeze. It's really frustrating b/c my starting pitching has actually been pretty good, especially Ublado Jimenez, who was in line for the win tonight after 7.1 innings of work.

Comments

# 1 malachijohn666 @ Aug 27

Ohh man that does burn.. I have been there myself. I too was happy to see the AI pull it off and then I was frustrated with the loss. I still think the worst loss is the walk off homerun... you just feel so helpless.