There were two simple, common sense decisions that Matheny ****ed up in that game:
#1) Use your eighth inning guy in the eighth, especially when your seventh inning guy is the best reliever on the team right now.
#2) Never, ever let a pitcher hit late in a close game with multiple RISP and two outs.
I'll say it again: Matheny may be a great guy in the clubhouse, but he's a terrible ****ing manager.
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