vs. NATIONALS 5/20

[Can_of_corn]

Wow, strike zone is generous now.

He probably has a flight to catch.

[RavNMadMan]

Gorzellany has a face for radio.

LOL....looks like he could eat corn-on-the-cob through a chain link fence

[weams]

What is the easiest roster chicanery that will get Pomeranz in the bullpen for Boston?

Flaherty's hamstring tightness.

[garethcoker]

So you think we should go all out every game down by 3 runs and continue to use valuable pieces of our bull pen in the midst of a 25 game in 25 day stretch with Boston coming to town? Gotcha.

I disagree.

You play to win the game.

[eddie83]

Another inning by O'Day, I also thought Wilson's ball was gonna get out I guess he didn't square it up like I thought. Now Eveland is up.

[The Rick]

You play to win the game.

Yeah, you plan to win games that you're winning - not games you're down by 3 after winning a series on the road against a top NL team with a hot hitting team coming to your stadium for 3 games the next day.

You put Eveland out there, and if the offense gets us back in it, then you go to some more reliable guys in higher leverage situations.

[Can_of_corn]

Flaherty's hamstring tightness.

I like it...

Keep in mind if the O's keep him on the DL for too many days the rights to him revert back to the Cubs.

a 15 day stint would be fine.

[eddie83]

Flaherty's hamstring tightness.

I would rather see Tolleson or Hall go myself.

[MDK02]

their pitchers can really hit the ball

[Can_of_corn]

I would rather see Tolleson or Hall go myself.

DL trip is preferable to sending folks down.

[eddie83]

DL trip is preferable to sending folks down.

Why? Tolleson has options are not? Flaherty gives you the mose defensive flexiblity.

[Can_of_corn]

Why? Tolleson has options are not? Flaherty gives you the mose defensive flexiblity.

I'm assuming Flaherty is actually dinged up or Weams would have said "lower back pain" as LBP is a much better phantom injury.

[garethcoker]

Yeah, you plan to win games that you're winning - not games you're down by 3 after winning a series on the road against a top NL team with a hot hitting team coming to your stadium for 3 games the next day.

You put Eveland out there, and if the offense gets us back in it, then you go to some more reliable guys in higher leverage situations.

You play to win the game, and I guess Buck is doing what he thinks is best to win the game.

[MDK02]

No patience, just swinging at everything now... not gonna come back with that approach

[The Rick]

You play to win the game, and I guess Buck is doing what he thinks is best to win the game.

I think Buck's logic was, bring in O'Day, a more reliable bet to stop the bleeding through the 6th. If we don't get back into the game by then, hand it over to Eveland and hope for the best. If we do get back into it by then, do what it takes to win.

That's logical, I just don't agree with it. I'm a big Buck fan, but it doesn't mean I have to blindly accept every decision he makes either.