"You have your starter out there and you want him to get those outs. That's a learning experience....

"You have your starter out there and you want him to get those outs. That's a learning experience. In those situations, getting big outs in a tie ballgame, it's his game -- win or lose. He made the big pitch there, and we came through and scored some runs for him. ... His last two [starts] have been really good ballgames, and he deserved to win them."

Ron Gardenhire on Nick Blackburn and the importance of big game situations.

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I liked that he left him out there

Were going to need these starters to come up big down the stretch run. No use continuing to baby these guys when they obviously posses the tools to get themselves through the rough patches later in the game. Gardy been doing the same thing with Baker lately and I think it’s been helping. Plus I’ve think we’ve all seen how much better Crain and Guerrier are when you let them start their own innings.

Gardenhire's major league career: Banjo hitting, futility infielder who couldn't lick it.
Rick Anderson's major league career: Strikethrower who never made it happen with his sub 90's fastball.
Really gives a new definition to living vicariously through other people, don't it?

by caseintheface on Aug 2, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs