Strop needs to go.

[NewMarketSean]

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[JustMyOpinion]

OK you win...Demote him, trade him, whatever he's done.

I can't think of any other excuses for the guy.

[NATTYBO's]

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The one thing you can say about Buck is that he sticks by his guys...sometimes it works out (JJ) and sometimes it doesn't (Strop)

[Riggodrill44]

Hammel needs to finish what he starts

[GoldGlove21]

He is trying to throw too hard and it is costing him in terms of location. It is in his head.

[schmed77]

Gotta agree... O's had a sweep in their hands. Hammel IMO wasn't good either today but Pedro was DREADFUL!

[GoldGlove21]

Hammel needs to finish what he starts

I would have let him go another hitter or two before I brought Strop in.

[waroriole]

I've been a Strop defender, but we can't keep letting him blow games for us. Enough is enough. If he gets claimed, so be it. Hopefully, he's been awful enough that nobody else wants him either and he can get straightened out at AAA. At this point though, it's worth the risk of losing him.

[crissfan172]

He's done. Just terrible.

[clapdiddy]

I don't know who we have available at AAA, but I'd DFA Strop and bring up the best reliever down there.

[NewMarketSean]

Let some other team's fans pull out their hair with this guy. At this point I don't even care if he became the next Mariano Rivera elsewhere. He's cooked here.

[GoldGlove21]

Gotta agree... O's had a sweep in their hands. Hammel IMO wasn't good either today but Pedro was DREADFUL!

Wasn't good, when he left the game it was in the 7th with a 4-2 lead with 2 on. Hammel is not the reason that it is 8-4 right now.

[waroriole]

After he's already blown the game (and probably put it out of reach) why go get him now? Why let him deplete our bullpen further?

[McLovin]

I really don't understand why they didn't send him on a rehab assignment for his 'injury'. I mean, just to get some confidence.

[PaulFolk]

After he's already blown the game (and probably put it out of reach) why go get him now? Why let him deplete our bullpen further?

Because the game can't progress unless you get outs.