Is that what he meant? The idea that they lost today because Baker was out managed is beyond asinine. Some people have their minds made up about Baker and go with it because they think it makes them sound knowledgeable.
It's a bit of both. People can't fathom a pitcher who isn't a flame thrower being a quality pitcher. He had them off balance all night and, let's face it, the Nats have not looked good for a while and today was just a continuation of it. Let's hope they find the toggle switch for tomorrow's game because tomorrow is a must win. If they win then we have a series.
Baker loss last nights game in the month of September. But I wouldn’t expect you to see that.
Everyone knows what Hendricks is capable of doing but of course, Baker has never had an answer, plan, or counterpunch to anything out of the norm “especially in the Post Season” when it matters most.
Trea Turner is a good looking player however, his long loose swing is a recipe for disaster against a guy like Hendricks. Most think a short compact stroke is only needed versus flame throwers yet the truth is, it is even more important versus guys like Hendricks who changes speeds and mixes it up so well. Turner, Zimmerman, Wieters, Taylor, all long swings in the lineup versus Hendricks. I didn’t feel good about yesterday’s game long before it started. I knew Strasburg would have to be perfect and he “almost” was.
Let’s hope Gio can “throw the switch” and revert back to mid season form today to keep us in this thing. If not, we can blame it all on injuries again and make tee times at Doral with the rest of our baseball hero’s.
Please lord give Gio the strength to .............
