In a surprise middle of the night announcement, Pawtucket GM Kevin Sharkey has said that Christopher Ramirez (game 1 winner) will get the game 3 start.
"It's not that I don't think Henry Mackowiak can get the job done. He's going to win the Cy Young this year, he's more than capable. Doing this allows me to pitch Mackowiak in game 4, and if we get to a game 5, it allows me to pitch Chris Ramirez again," he told reporters.
Obviously Sharkey has grown tired of Stan Jenner's (also on this season's Cy Young ballot) continued postseason shortcomings. The 26 year old pitcher from California has a 54-39 record with a 3.45 ERA in 130 career regular season starts. But, in 6 playoff appearances he's 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA.
Asked if this decision would affect his pitching staff for the NLCS, Sharkey remarked that he "just wants to get through these three games, and then hopefully that's a probably I'll have to deal with."
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Morning headlines: Panic in Pawtucket?
Maybe not panic, yet. But if I went into a game 5 with Stan Jenner as my starter, I'd probably be a little panicked, yes.
Gotta do what you gotta do. The Tittyballs are a great team.
Oops, I screwed that up, and Mackowiak pitched anyway. Which is fine, because he did great (6ip, 0 runs), but my bullpen blew it. It's ok, though, because now I can pitch Ramirez until his arm falls off in game 4, and hopefully get back to Mackowiak in game 5.
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