Kirk Gibson

[No coincidences]

Not exactly future manager material. Haren's thrown 121 pitches and he's leading off the 7th, so Gibson lets him hit? I know Haren's pretty decent at the plate, but A) he's still not as good as your best pinch hitter and B) he should not be starting a new inning with that kind of pitch count.

[Cappinpicks]

Haren is their best hitter, .444 avg

[bostonboss]

he isnt pitching the 8th

[No coincidences]

Haren is their best hitter, .444 avg

You can't go by BA alone.

Like I said, Haren's a good hitter for a pitcher, but still not the best option in that spot.

[No coincidences]

he isnt pitching the 8th

So he lets his pitcher hit who's leaving the game?

Wow.

[bostonboss]

haren is hitting .400 with a home run...why not

[No coincidences]

haren is hitting .400 with a home run...why not

If you don't have a pinch hitter to use in that spot, that's a sad commentary on the state of your team.

[bostonboss]

and to be honest he should have left him in there instead of putting that s bum heilman in.

[Dexter]

Not exactly future manager material. Haren's thrown 121 pitches and he's leading off the 7th, so Gibson lets him hit? I know Haren's pretty decent at the plate, but A) he's still not as good as your best pinch hitter and B) he should not be starting a new inning with that kind of pitch count.

dont know if i would agree with that - what is he hitting 400 with 60 ab's. last week he took carpenter out to center.

i dont know what he looked like after 7 inn - but hes not some young kid with an innings limit. hes a reliable veteran with no injury history. i dont have a problem with it so long as he still looked strong after the 7th

[jnickell100]

NC, you should know that the Dbacks should ride out all of their starting pitchers as long as they can since their bullpen is shit.

[No coincidences]

dont know if i would agree with that - what is he hitting 400 with 60 ab's. last week he took carpenter out to center.

i dont know what he looked like after 7 inn - but hes not some young kid with an innings limit. hes a reliable veteran with no injury history. i dont have a problem with it so long as he still looked strong after the 7th

46 AB's.

Most guys -- even Haren -- don't go much beyond 120 pitches. Moot point, though -- Gibson hit him (he struck out) then pulled him (Heilman came in and did what he does best), so he muffed both calls.

[MexicanStallion]

I would let Haren hit compared to the bench. Six doubles, a home run and 7 runs batted in. Not bad. The team is weak though and going nowhere.

[warriorfan707]

Dude has absolutely no business being a big league manager

[texhooper]

ooohhh guys, come on...he hit that home run! you know, the one from the world series with the fist pumps and the one shining moment music playing in the background??!! he has to be fantastic manager material.

you guys need to catch up with your all-time feel-good baseball moments highlights.