Scioscia removing Richards tonight ??

[arch stanton]

Relievers are allowed to give up runs from time to time. It's why you work for a 4 run lead.

[Vladfan]

Sosh can't ever do anything right with some people on this site.

It was the right move.

[Bruce Nye]

If Jepsen was lights out, this thread would have not been posted.

[mancini79]

It was a 4 run lead in the 8th. With as dominant the pen has been, it was surprising to see Richards come out to start the 8th. Removing Richards after the first hit in the 8th was the only option.

[CaliAngel]

Well, I disagree with a lot of the posters on here and think Richards not only wanted to stay in the game, but it was his game to stay in through the 8th until the Rangers at least showed they were capable of scoring another run off him.

However, I will say if Skip was gonna pull him so reactionly, he shouldn't have put him out there in the 8th to begin with.

He was ONE pitch away from a double play to end the inning. Stop the babyin' pitch count BS, he may need to do it in the playoffs so it's best he gets used to it. If we lost this game on a Beltre homer, or they god forbid tied the game on a bloop single, I don't think you guys would be having the same tone.

I understand what you guys mean by the right move, but if you're gonna put him out there atleast give him a shot to get it done. Pulling him after a base hit was dumb. And we all know our relievers work best starting an inning instead of coming into inherited runners.

[Kenny]

I have no problem with him going either way. That's a judgement call on Sosh, that could go either way, at that point. I would've kept him in to try to get out of the inning, but the safer bet is to take him out.

[Erstad Grit]

It's not like jeppy got lit up anyway.

[tennischmp]

Well, I disagree with a lot of the posters on here and think Richards not only wanted to stay in the game, but it was his game to stay in through the 8th until the Rangers at least showed they were capable of scoring another run off him.

However, I will say if Skip was gonna pull him so reactionly, he shouldn't have put him out there in the 8th to begin with.

He was ONE pitch away from a double play to end the inning. Stop the babyin' pitch count BS, he may need to do it in the playoffs so it's best he gets used to it. If we lost this game on a Beltre homer, or they god forbid tied the game on a bloop single, I don't think you guys would be having the same tone.

I understand what you guys mean by the right move, but if you're gonna put him out there atleast give him a shot to get it done. Pulling him after a base hit was dumb. And we all know our relievers work best starting an inning instead of coming into inherited runners.

I agree with this. If you are worried about the innings then take him out after 7. Obviously Scioscia wasn't since he let him go back out in the 8th so if that's the case, why take him out after 1 base hit?