Lemme preface this by saying I don't hate the man and this is not an Anti-Joe thread but in the 7th inning when we had 1st and 2nd with no outs and Olivo up, i'm wondering why he bunted with our two worst hitters behind him.....I'm not a fan of taking the bat out of Olivo's hands when he's been hot as of late....Or we could have hit and run with him as well.....Didn't say it would have made a big deal but I'm just curious of the rest of your thoughts....

He had the bullets off the bench. Right move, but sh*tty execution after it makes him look bad.

Let's be honest though.....at that situation Olivo's the best option even more then the PH's he brought in.

Olivo over Hermida? No sir. Not when you can put the go ahead run on third with less than 2 outs and bring up a quality hitter to knock him im.

I would have let Olivo swing away he had a good idea but it turned out to be a mess Olivo is one of our top hitters he has 9HR and is batting over .285 I believe he also had the second most RBI on the team in june second to Uggla

I think he did the right thing. If I was a manager, I'd do the same. If Olivo swings, there is a chance he might hit into a DP.

Olivo over Hermida? No sir. Not when you can put the go ahead run on third with less than 2 outs and bring up a quality hitter to knock him im.

 

Olvio had the second most RBI's in june for the team

I would have let Olivo swing away he had a good idea but it turned out to be a mess Olivo is one of our top hitters he has 9HR and is batting over .285 I believe he also had the second most RBI on the team in june second to Uggla

 

It's a positional thing. I'd bunt everyone but Cabrera in that situation.

I would have let Olivo swing away he had a good idea but it turned out to be a mess Olivo is one of our top hitters he has 9HR and is batting over .285 I believe he also had the second most RBI on the team in june second to Uggla

 

It's a positional thing. I'd bunt everyone but Cabrera in that situation.

same here we'd have runners on second and third ( if i remember correctly) with borchard coming up who hits a lot of flyballs...if executed properly we'd have a run and possibly another man on third..

Don't blame that crap on Girardi,the play worked out,there was a man on 2nd and 3rd.Then the bases were juiced if i remember correctly,and the next two guys didn't do sh*t,that's not Girardi's fault,it was a great call.

it was absolutely 100% the right call.

 

 

you need one run.

 

 

you have 0 outs.

 

 

2nd and 3rd with 1 out gives you a great chance to get 1 run.

 

 

we just didnt execute like all game long.

 

 

it happens. but to even think about questioning the move is stupid.

it was absolutely 100% the right call.

 

 

you need one run.

 

 

you have 0 outs.

 

 

2nd and 3rd with 1 out gives you a great chance to get 1 run.

 

 

we just didnt execute like all game long.

 

 

it happens. but to even think about questioning the move is stupid.

 

The whole point was to drive in 2 runs, not 1. Unless you are counting on the sac fly of course.

 

To the other guy, Olivo is hitting exactly .290 in 186 AB so far this season with 9 HR, 22 R, 32 RBI, and 2 SB.

I don't know what they teach the kids down here in South Florida but its surely working from a .230 career hitter. :thumbup

After 3 crucial experiment fail, look like this journeyman and his $700K salary has finally found his place down here in South Florida.

I agree it is ridiculous to question this one call considering how people were LOB this game, but I wouldn't have minded seeing Girardi let Olivo swing away. He has a hot bat and has grounded into only one double play in 191 times at the plate this season.

it was absolutely 100% the right call.

 

 

you need one run.

 

 

you have 0 outs.

 

 

2nd and 3rd with 1 out gives you a great chance to get 1 run.

 

 

we just didnt execute like all game long.

 

 

it happens. but to even think about questioning the move is stupid.

 

The whole point was to drive in 2 runs, not 1. Unless you are counting on the sac fly of course.

 

You do not know baseball.

I think he did the right thing. If I was a manager, I'd do the same. If Olivo swings, there is a chance he might hit into a DP.

 

bingo, avoid the DP

and because we had Jacobs and Hermida coming right after Olivo

 

right decision, bad execution