Not a day after posting an article praising Gabe Kapler for good managing, I must flip flop. Like a politician come election time, I must retract a previous statement on Kapler. Kapler screwed this game up. Play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy was openly critical of his moves during the game. Apparently so were the radio announcers:
The Phillies were in a tight game with the Cincinnati Reds. A game the Phillies have to have to keep their playoff hopes alive. Well, they lost to the Reds in extra innings to fall 4 games behind the Chicago Cubs. It wasn’t just the loss that hurt, it was what Kapler was doing that had fans scratching their heads.