However many wins Tim Hudson finishes this yeah with, feel free to add one.

Well here's what happened. Huddy, (who, as you may remember, we discussed recently,) had a real gem going. Whole sha-bang. 8 innings, 12 K's (12!), 6 hits. Now we are entering the 9th and dude has a pitch count the wrong side of 100. The Braves are up 3-0 against the Marlins. On the one hand, it is the Marlins, and you've got Huddy on the mound and, after all, your closer is Bob Wickman. On the other hand, it's only a 3 run lead, and Huddy is north of 100 chucks on the night. So if you're Bobby Cox, do you keep Huddy in and let him go for the complete game shutout, or do you pull him for Big Bobby? Well Cox chose to keep Huddy in, who promptly gave up three consecutive singles. Now, with the bags juiced and no outs, he reverts to Plan B, and pulls Huddy for the Wickman. Well that was a smart idea. Miguel Olivo then doubled, scoring two runs. Wickman intentionally walks Borchard, re-loading the bases. Now it's 3-2, Braves. Wickman then throws in three consecutive balls to Josh Willingham, all three of which looked, from the Game Day, to be in the dirt. He somehow pulled back to strike out Josh.  Just when you thought the fire might be dying down, Amezega singles, bringing in the tying run. Dan Uggla's up, and Wickman throws a wild one in the dirt to bring home the winning run. Fantastic.

Hudson's line before the 9th:
8 IP - 12 K - 6 H - 0 ER
Hudson's line after the 9th:
8 IP - 12 K - 9 H - 3 ER

Now, I could really go on a tear about this... except that Bob Wickman is a great guy - from personal experience (you're going to want to go near the bottom of that post for this story) - and Bobby Cox is probably one of the greatest managers this century. So, I guess you could chalk it up to that simple point-counterpoint argument we had at the top of the post. Cox just figured it was worth the gamble to leave Huddy in. However, when Hudson allowed that first single, he should have been pulled. You don't throw a guy like Bob Wickman in the mix when you've got the bags loaded, no outs, and a meager 3-run lead. If you've got Francisco Cordero , (8 saves, 17 K's, 0 ER, 9.1 IP), then you make that move. But not with Bobby Wickman. The L goes to Wickman, thank goodness, but the W stays away from Huddy. And, the three runs Wickman let score stay with Huddy as well. Just not right.

Braves v. Mets, Yankees v. Sox - April 21st, 2007
Mailbag: Cleveland Indians - March 30th, 2006