Francoma No More?

Gary — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:09:53 +0000

You can fool Terry Francona once, maybe twice, but good luck with a third time.

Finally tired of being burned Francona used a quick hook on Okajima in a recent victory over Cincinnati. Single, strikeout, walk and Okajima was gone before he could do more damage.

Now if Francona could use the same strategy with Mike Timlin I could stop drinking so much. Timlin comes in with a 2 run deficit and doesn’t leave until it reaches 6.

The Red Sox appear to be giving Timlin every chance to turn his disastrous season around. A decent Timlin adds a ton of post season experience to the club. But he’s painful to watch right now and looks done. I’m hoping he proves me wrong, but I’m not counting on it.

Francoma (chapter 2)

Gary — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:35:29 +0000

For whatever reason it’s now clear Terry Francona’s brain locks up when Okajima is on the mound. For the second time in a little over a week Francona left an obviously ineffective Okajima in until a lead was obliterated.

Francona:

He was up with a lot of pitches and behind in the count…

No kidding. That’s why you make a change before the game slips away. Here’s hoping Francona’s irrational confidence in Okajima is a thing of the past.

I’m not the only one frustrated with Francona’s use of Okajima. This post by yfsf (almost strangely) mirrors my first post.

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Francoma No More?

Francoma (chapter 2)