TFIR wrote:Baron - i love your "Keep Calm and trust Tito" post!
Sums it all up. He gets it, and for the most part, I don't. Certainly not on his level.
But he's proven over and over, he is one of the top 3 managers in the game.
(By the way, his continued use of Shaw is a good example. He knows what he is doing...observe...)
The Shaw Firm: Shaw continues to be an incredibly valuable piece for Tribe manager Terry Francona.
Shaw's appearance was his 73rd of the season and 297th since the beginning of 2013. The latter leads MLB.
In three appearances this season, Shaw has given up a combined 13 earned runs in two innings. In the other 70, Shaw has given up nine earned runs in 63 innings.
Shaw's ERA in those 70 is a tidy 1.29.
Yeah....I know....but he had a rocky stretch for a week or so where it seemed every other time he came in, he gave up the lead or tie.
I haven't got over it yet, my wife calls it my post traumatic shaw disorder.
So in 70 of those appearances (out of 73) he's gone 1.29. That's insanely valuable.