I may be all wet on this one, but did Patty outsmart us all this weekend? I think a lot of us were scratching our head when she started May on Friday.
The expectation was she would more than likely start Saile or G. I think she was looking past this weekend.
She knows when we get to OKC, we're going to need to use May in a starting role at least once. So she feeds her to the wolves, at home to see where her mindset is and how she'd handle a top tier team in what all agreed should have been a WCWS matchup.
Not to mention that UDUB was not expecting to see her.
Then she starts Saile the the second game, a game on ABC that had received a ton of hype since it was the first softball game televised by one of the big 3 networks. We know what we have in G. She's "been there, done that" if you will. Now we have 3 pitchers that have all played in what is considered huge games, against a WCWS championship contender, on a big stage (especially Saturdays game).
May have also sent a message to G that she needs to tighten things up a bit.
The expectation was she would more than likely start Saile or G. I think she was looking past this weekend.
She knows when we get to OKC, we're going to need to use May in a starting role at least once. So she feeds her to the wolves, at home to see where her mindset is and how she'd handle a top tier team in what all agreed should have been a WCWS matchup.
Not to mention that UDUB was not expecting to see her.
Then she starts Saile the the second game, a game on ABC that had received a ton of hype since it was the first softball game televised by one of the big 3 networks. We know what we have in G. She's "been there, done that" if you will. Now we have 3 pitchers that have all played in what is considered huge games, against a WCWS championship contender, on a big stage (especially Saturdays game).
May have also sent a message to G that she needs to tighten things up a bit.
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