MILWAUKEE -- The issue wasn't whether or not Derek Shelton should've pulled Zach Thompson when absolutely everyone watching everywhere knew he should've.
Nope. That part was the no-brainer.
Rather, the issue was -- and will remain for the foreseeable future -- how these Pirates can best balance wanting to win a single game vs. wanting to see what so-and-so's got in a given setting. Or against a given batter or pitcher. Or over a given time period.
And let's not delude ourselves: It's still all the stuff after every versus.