cause the bible tells me so

Sometimes, it isn’t enough to express disgust on Twitter or Facebook. You’ve got to go to the blog. And so …

The Dodgers beat the Giants today on a Manny Ramirez home run. Among the spectators was Brian Wilson, the Giants’ best relief pitcher, who was watching from the bullpen.

You see, Giants manager Bruce Bochy didn’t bring in Wilson, opting instead for Sergio Romo, because … and I haven’t heard Bochy say this, but we all know it’s true, and lots of other people are saying it in his support … he used Romo because it was the 8th inning and Romo’s an 8th-inning pitcher. He didn’t use Wilson because Wilson is a 9th-inning pitcher. With the game on the line, Bochy had his best pitcher for the occasion watching from the bullpen, because that’s what the book tells him to do.

If you don’t use your best relief pitcher at the most crucial point of the game, when will you use him?