Perhaps Terry Francona knew something the rest of us don't. The Cincinnati Reds manager made an extremely questionable managerial decision on Tuesday, but it turned out to be the right one as his team is set to begin a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Reds are expected to send their ace, Hunter Greene, to the mound in Game 1 of the series at Dodger Stadium. It's the best-case pitching scenario for Cincinnati, and one that the Reds wouldn't be in if it weren't for their manager sticking to his guns against a chorus of naysayers.