Marlins To Add Insult To Injury With Mets
Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said the team is going to lodge an official complaint to Major League Baseball over the way Mets skipper Jerry Manuel brought in Omir Santos in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 4-3 loss.
In his post-game comments, Manuel said he was using that time to “ice” Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom…but it’s not illegal. It’s become part of the strategy, one expected from the fans and the players. It’s actually an interesting concept in baseball. It’s doubtful that any team has done it with any regularity or with as much intention as Manuel did. It’s actually kind of a novel idea. That doesn’t mean I agree with it, especially in that situation.
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I have no problem with Manuel doing this but I do have a problem with the way he volunteered this info to the media. Regardless of the “icing”, Manuel wanted Santos at the plate instead of Castro. So he should have just stuck with talking along those lines when questioned. There was no need to let everyone know he was playing games with Lindstrom.
