Brown Dog
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you know, i'm kinda glad price isn't pitching game 5. if i was gibby i'd go with stroman even if price was ready, which kinda tells me maybe that's why gibby put in price today so he doesn't face controversy when game 5 comes and he goes for stroman over price
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I think it was more about getting work in. They know Texas has his number and have his whole career so knew they wanted Stroman for game 5 and Price potentially game 1 next series. He hasn't pitched much lately so it's good he gets a few innings in.
Thought it would be more.
I think he has the same amount of confidence in both...if both were completely rested I think Price gets the nod. However, I think the Cecil injury played a huge role in this as they needed that good LHP out of the pen...if Stroman was a LHP and Price a RHP I bet Stroman goes in today. Not to mention Price has the experience of coming out of the 'pen in the playoffs.
I think Gibbons felt (probably correctly) that RHP Stroman starting game 5 + LHP Price coming out of the pen in game 4 >>>> RHP Stroman coming out of the pen today + LHP Price starting game 5.
The fact that Price even pitched today is a whole other argument...but what's done is done now. All I am saying is that if Gibbons was dead set on using one of Stroman or Price today, I think Price was the smarter choice.
If we start Stroman in game 5, which seems almost guaranteed, and we win, we can afford to rest him a bit in the ALCS before starting him again. Price and Estrada make more sense for the Friday/Saturday games instead of starting Stroman on two or three days rest.
Do we know what time the game is?