This game is all on Buck

[Nicks124]

Terrible after terrible decisions by Buck Showalter.....disgusting.:angryfire:

[Loophole]

Why, because he went with three of our most reliable bullpen guys and they failed to show up? The game's on them.

[Gurgi]

I think he probably is still mad at the Gonzalez meltdown.

Game is annoying as heck but I am not sure its all Bucks fault.

[Baltoravensrule]

Wait, what did you want him to do? Throw JJ again? The pitchers did it to themselves.

[Skipjack33]

There was another thread on here this week about Buck's poor management of the bullpen. Today's game seems like another example, as he seemed to go with both Mutusz and Patton one more inning than he should have. I think this is all a product of the team trying to hold on to McFarland and carry an extra position player. I don't know if the pen can continue to dominate at the rate some of our guys are throwing.

[ChinMusic]

Terrible after terrible decisions by Buck Showalter.....disgusting.:angryfire:

What else should he have done? Please, allow us to bask in your superior baseball intellect.

[UpstateNYfan]

Why, because he went with three of our most reliable bullpen guys and they failed to show up? The game's on them.

Huh??? The 4 run Gonzalez inning. I don't get it. He and Adair tend to sit on the bench and watch pitchers go off the cliff. Why wasn't Adair out there talking to Gonzalez?? Worried about a delay of game call? He did the same with Arrieta's last outing... finally came out when with two outs after the damage was done. It wasn't like Gonzalez was getting hit on good pitches. He was all over the place. Six run lead into the sixth, a win is a win. Now he has a worn out bullpen for the Seattle series. Just a very poor job of coaching if not managing.

[Three Run Homer]

Obviously Buck decided that JJ was not available today, period. Can't blame him given how much JJ has pitched lately. I might have gone with Hunter in the 9th.

[Crazysilver03]

Obviously Buck decided that JJ was not available today, period. Can't blame him given how much JJ has pitched lately. I might have gone with Hunter in the 9th.

This. No way I put Strop in the game. They will lose because of Strop.

[Rene88]

Gonzo's inning was the key. This is definitely all on Buck. We won't say that often, but this time it is true.

[osmagic8]

Would be nice if our starting pitchers can go MORE THAN 5 INNINGS!!!! Just saying.... and I never want to see Strop pitch another inning in an Oriole uniform, absolutely shameful

[Baltoravensrule]

Gonzo's inning was the key. This is definitely all on Buck. We won't say that often, but this time it is true.

Or pitchers could just do their job.

[Hank Scorpio]

Uh... this game is on the starting pitcher.

[luismatos4prez]

Gonzo's inning was the key. This is definitely all on Buck. We won't say that often, but this time it is true.

Gonzalez is the starting pitcher. He's expected to work his way through that inning. His pitch count was low enough.

If he walked two guys in the first, would you have pulled him?

[zxlkho]

Terrible after terrible decisions by Buck Showalter.....disgusting.:angryfire:

This post is exactly why I'm not too fond of this forum.