Post Game

[wildcat83]

In tonight’s post game a reporter made a comment about Jeffress warming up during Hader’s second inning.

 

Counsel said Jeffress wasn’t warming up there.

 

Reporter said maybe not throwing but he was up stretching, moving around.

 

Counsel says No he wasn’t, you must be getting old, or have old eyes.

 

I rewound back to the inning, the camera shows Jeffress not only stretching, but later throwing warm up pitches off the mound. How can Counsel have no idea that he was up throwing? Or why would Jeffress be up throwing if Counsel didn’t call for it? Seemed like an odd disconnect. Counsel was adamant that Jeffress never started warming up.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

My guess is Counsell playing a game. Jeffress was up in case Hader imploded but acknowledging that shows he was worried about Hader. So he's just gonna pretend it didn't happen and never talk about it. The getting old and eyes comment make it clear to me he was messing around.

[wildcat83]

My guess is Counsell playing a game. Jeffress was up in case Hader imploded but acknowledging that shows he was worried about Hader. So he's just gonna pretend it didn't happen and never talk about it. The getting old and eyes comment make it clear to me he was messing around.

 

His tone wasn’t joking, he almost seemed annoyed that the guy asked a second time. Maybe I read into it wrong.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I'm not saying he was joking, but he was playing a game. He knows exactly why Jeffress was up but isn't going to publicly acknowledge it at any point.

[rickh150]

My guess is Counsell playing a game. Jeffress was up in case Hader imploded but acknowledging that shows he was worried about Hader. So he's just gonna pretend it didn't happen and never talk about it. The getting old and eyes comment make it clear to me he was messing around.

 

Doesn't seem like a CC thing to play around with, considering it is extremely normal this year to have somebody pulled mid inning when in trouble or when pitch count gets high.

[brewmann04]

But he was not up when Cory was in for the 9th

[rickh150]

But he was not up when Cory was in for the 9th

 

Not what was asked.... referring to Hader.