Scared straight

So at this point I believe that our beloved manager Ned Yost is just afraid to even approach CC Sabathia on the mound when he is pitching. Otherwise there is no reason to leave him in the game last night with the score 9-2 and CC well over 100 pitches (unless you subscribe to the idea that Ned Yost has no idea what he is doing).

There was literally no reason to leave him in the game last night. We were up 9-2, CC had over 100 pitches, the bullpen was rested, and Sheets pitches tonight. This is the second game in a row that CC pitched a complete game and the Brewers had a 5 or more run lead. There is no reason for this. I know we have no chance of keeping CC next year so we don't have to worry about long-term fatigue, but we may need him to pitch extra at the end of the year or in the playoffs.

Yost has said that he is not going to a four man rotation this year, even in a tight playoff run (and with Suppan sucking a**) . How about pitch CC and Sheets fewer pitches in a game so therefore you can pitch them more often and switch to a 4-man rotation and ditch Suppan? That might make too much sense.

As a text message I received after last night's game: "Ned Yost is the white Dusty Baker."