re: That was about as big a melt as we've seen...

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...prior to the bottom of the 8th inning. I thought Manieri was going to be fired last night due to the baserunning and pinch hitting issues. Almost wasted Lange's effort to boot.

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Dont know what was CPM's fault last night... Lange, as good as he is, frustrates the hell out of me when he starts nibbling around the plate and running his pitch counts up needlessly. First inning run due to two walks, an excuse me single, and a HBP... that aint CPM.

BTW, Props to Alex Lange who pitched his last game in the Box last night. Great effort and great result!