vs. RED SOX, 4/08 (Fenway Park Opener)

[Greg]

So glad this cheap owner didn't add to this team. Gonna be along season below .500

[Norfolk orioles]

Buck costs us another game.....

Jesus buck you are really earning your paycheck this year.

How do you stay with Chen with a right hander in the pen and a righty at bat?

Buck leaves him out there to founder and costs us another game.

Pathetic managing on every level.

[NewMarketSean]

When the pitching is good, bats go silent.

When the bats are hot, the pitching stinks.

[clapdiddy]

Saw that one coming. Nava kills us for some reason.

[Brooks The Great]

Should have walked Nava and brought in O'Day to face Ross and Igelsias, who would have been ideal double play candidates. Buck is an awful bullpen manager.

[eddie83]

Why would you not use a righty there? We have an off day tomorrow for crying out loud. I know you don't manage in April like you would in September but Buck got greedy.

[LA2]

Jeez, I thought K'ing Middlebrooks was a bonus. Why not pull Chen after that?

[Can_of_corn]

Right, it doesn't always backfire - a lot of times it works out. Just pointing out a tendency.

I am in general opposed to it. I prefer RP to come into an inning w/out baserunners. Like Hunter is now...

[pollaxt]

Every single start by Chen, I complain about Buck leaving him in too long.

Sad that today was no exception.

[NewMarketSean]

Buck left Chen in 2 batters too long, but you need to score runs to win, so Buck cost the team nothing.

[whynot38]

Buck is not on his game early on. This one was stupid bad. How many times last year did Chen run out of gas around 100 pitches. Third game this year I believe buck has mismanaged

[joedogg9999]

Hello sub .500

At this point you have to wonder if theyll ever be back over .500 with the way they have played the last 3 games

[MachadOboutManny]

Thats just terrible of Buck. Chen only has 2 pitches, he's thrown over 100, he had given up one hit off the wall, and we have guys in the pen for these spots. Just awful.

Its embarrassing to see Chen walk off after the 3 run HR. Why not just leave him in at that point. Buck is having a bad season.

[allquixotic]

so basically our strategy is to leave the SP in until ***AFTER*** they give up the lead. Brilliant. gonna win a lot of games that way. about 40 or 50

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[MemorialStadKid]

Chen LOOKED really tired. I was kinda shocked he was allowed to stay in after getting the first out.

This was a horrible call.

MSK