[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I'm not a stat geek, but you obviously present a great case for bringing in Cruz (unless he's not a lefty). I wasn't watching the game, so I'm not sure if Soria/Cruz was even warming. I would have taken Soria as a viable alternative. There's no way Thome could sit on the fastball that much given Soria's ability to locate that big curveball.

Thank God they play daily in MLB and we can move on.