I’m still with Dave, at the end of the day he’s putting out what he got. Sure, he has discretion on when to use guys, but this team went out and got Machado/Dozier at the deadline, instead of elite arms, and Madson off waivers. Wood in the pen didn’t work, Madson got some outs last series but is blowing it on the biggest stage, and once again we have multiple guys on the lineup hovering around Mendoza line in the World Series.
One day it’s the arms, other days it’s the bats, and what has become more apparent is that unmeasurable things like team chemistry, team morale, and/or identity actually matter in this game’s biggest stage.