Pressing

It's logical to pull a struggling hitter from the lineup. And if his replacement if Lou Gehrig, then by all means. But he isn't -- in fact, he's a lifetime .224 hitter.

Sometimes there are special circumstances, and I'd argue that the succession at catcher is at least as important as the succession at closer.

Youk was yanked for game 3, and then he responded -- but not immediately. In game 5.

I just work here. But I'd make sure my catcher was confident, and could settle into the role. How much rope do you give him? I don't know -- but more than five games in which almost the entire team has underperformed.