5/20 vs. Yankees

[Jonesy10]

The team isn't lost. They battled back to take the lead in this game. All they asked was their supposedly best bullpen guy to do was get 3 outs before allowing a run. The horrible Freddy Garcia did it about 4 times tonight.

Exactly. We wouldn't be talking like the sky is falling if it werent for Johnson. Johnson is lost. This team isn't.

[jjnono]

Out of line? I call it like I see it. His ERA has gone up over 5 full runs in 3 games. He's bad right now. I'm not making excuses for him, I dont like to do that. If he's hurt, he should be ashamed of himself for running out there and pretending that he's not. He shouldn't be closing games, I don't care that he converted 35 in a row at one point. Sometimes, you are what you are, and right now he's bad.

I agree with all of this. Right now it seems like those 35 straight were reliant on at least a little outlying luck...

[WEAVERMAN]

Retire Hafner, and we'll tie it off Rivera, we can do it.

[FlipCup]

I think you are a little behind from the Live broadcast if you are talking about Nick letting the ball drop in foul territory. If he caught it, the runner from 3rd would have tagged.

[TonySoprano]

35 straight saves, who cares? 3 blown saves = bum?

[murph]

Murph - our closer can't get three outs for the third straight game. Strop? Seriously? We do suck right now and I don't think there's any question about it. Blaming the umps for total pitching ineptitude is borderline childish - seriously.

Settle down, just was pointing out that we don't stink. This has been a pretty good game, very tight game and we did have two calls that could have cost us something. The pick off obviously not, but the Wieters being called out was fairly huge and it wasn't close. It does have an effect on the game.

As for the pitchers, our closer has been fantastic 35 out of his last 38 games, not shabby. Our starter is a replacement player with nothing left on his FB who lasted 6.

[Barnaby Graves]

Yeah you can blame Johnson but Buck didn't put him in a good position and it's obvious the "win rule" thing is bull**** because if it's the 6th, 7th, or 8th, and there's three lefties coming up 4 out of 5 doctors would choose Matusz and the fifth would recommend Trident gum. Johnson goes for the save because that's his stupid, stupid role.

[eddie83]

I don't blame Buck - you've got to give him a chance to rebound

Use f'ing Matusz. Now he goes in. He wasted him the whole night. You get Ichiro you don't have to give in to Wells.

[tntoriole]

Better now then late September or October.

No he can do both. See ALDS last year.

[Teddy OBP]

I am really mad at Buck. Matusz is throwing great but he goes to Patton in the 7th. Then he let's Strop start the inning with Ichiro leading off, then he gets Matusz up once we are losing. Our hottest reliever and that is how you use him?

I like Matusz, but he's pooed himself a few times in big spots this year...including a week or so ago IIRC. It's not like he's been automatic.

[ACDC27]

We're all frustrated and ticked off right now. Really sucks when you lose 3 games your winning and your 35 in a row closer blows them.

[TonySoprano]

Yeah, good call to all the managers who wanted Matusz out there

[eddie83]

I like Matusz, but he's pooed himself a few times in big spots this year...including a week or so ago IIRC. It's not like he's been automatic.

You use Patton over him in the 7th?

[Jonesy10]

Yeah you can blame Johnson but Buck didn't put him in a good position and it's obvious the "win rule" thing is bull**** because if it's the 6th, 7th, or 8th, and there's three lefties coming up 4 out of 5 doctors would choose Matusz and the fifth would recommend Trident gum. Johnson goes for the save because that's his stupid, stupid role.

Really I don't think it matters lefty or righty right now with JJ. He's just pitching horribly. He's leaving EVERYTHING up in the Zoe.

[Codypka]

goodnight O's Hangout