Joe Torre Makes Crucial Mistake for Dodgers in Pivotal Series Opener

*Update: George Sherill underwent an MRI today for discomfort in his oblique. He was unavailable for Tuesday's game, the reason for his absence in the late innings*

As the Los Angeles Dodgers were busy squandering away their once lofty NL West lead on the green grass of Coors Field, George Sherrill and Jonathan Broxton sat and watched the drama unfold from beyond the outfield wall.

The two late-inning relievers sat all night in the bullpen during a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the second-place Colorado Rockies.

This was an inexcusable gaff by manager Joe Torre.

There’s no logical reasoning as to why neither Sherrill...

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