Good baseball, agreed.
Although, once again I have to question why managers are so quick to pull their starters. Blackburn was strong and in command, and had just 85 pitches thrown when Gardy pulled him. Is it a crime to let a starting pitcher throw 110 pitches? Granted, the Twins bullpen is among the tops in the league, but if a guys got his stuff that night, why make a change and give the hitters a fresh look?
Blackburn has had several starts where he could have gone 9 if Gardy wasn't so quick to do the Guerrier/Nathan bait and switch. While its worked so far (until yesterday), I think Blackburn deserves a shot to finish what he started. Especially in a place like Boston or NY, where a CG would be memorable and a defining game pitched for his season.
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