Dan Shulman

Do you want Louie in the ninth?

because that's where the clothes are supposed to go.

Or do you want Louie in the eight?

Because the top of the order is coming up.

They chose Fisher in the eight.

As soon as it got to a one run game, they bring in Louie to get four outs.

I think it's fine.

If they had brought in Louie to get the top of the order.

And then the decision is, you know, he did his, let's say he did it on 10 pitches.

Do you bring them back now with the nine, which they didn't do once last week.

I, I, I think, uh,

I think we're getting away a little bit from titles and roles.

Seventh inning guy, eighth inning guy, set-up guy, lefty specialist, you know, that kind of stuff.

It's who does John Schneider think is the best bet to get the most meaningful outs?

And the answer to that question is always Louis Varlin.

Correct.

But it could be the eighth inning, it could be the ninth inning, depending on...

What part of the order is coming up?

And that's why I think Fisher is very important.

Clearly, they're going to keep Hoffman in lower leverage when they can.