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The starters were good last year. Gonzo came out of nowhere, Chen looked good, Tillman came back, Saunders overachieved and Hammel had one of his best seasons ever. The bullpen was abnormally amazing.

While this was great for 2012, I think the front office may have become complacent, and Bundy and Gausman "waiting in the wings" further discouraged them from bringing in more pitching. Now with Bundy out, Gausman needing work, and the rest back to reality, the front office is caught with it's pants down.

The defense is there. The offense is close. The pitching is not there.

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The starters were good last year. Gonzo came out of nowhere, Chen looked good, Tillman came back, Saunders overachieved and Hammel had one of his best seasons ever. The bullpen was abnormally amazing.

Speaking of which...our whipping boy Bazooka Joe has his ERA down to 4.5 now after a great June and great start to July. Sure would prefer him over Corey I mean Scott Feldman.

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The starters were good last year. Gonzo came out of nowhere, Chen looked good, Tillman came back, Saunders overachieved and Hammel had one of his best seasons ever. The bullpen was abnormally amazing.

While this was great for 2012, I think the front office may have become complacent, and Bundy and Gausman "waiting in the wings" further discouraged them from bringing in more pitching. Now with Bundy out, Gausman needing work, and the rest back to reality, the front office is caught with it's pants down.

The defense is there. The offense is close. The pitching is not there.

Exactly, except I would not say the front office was complacent. Pete surely gave DD a budget, and judging by the results of the offseason, I would say he may have given him a couple extra million to spend.

Either way, right now this team has ZERO chance of making the playoffs. We just lost two series to AAA lineups and routinely get beat by poor to mediocre hitters and pitchers. Sorry, you just can't consistently lose like that.

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Maybe one of the most frustrating things in all of sports is watching a baseball team that is struggling on offense, and boy is this team tough to follow right now. I think they'll be OK, but they need to try to get a few wins before the break so they don't fall too far back. They've played their best ball under Buck in August and September but they need to make sure they stay in striking distance.

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Maybe one of the most frustrating things in all of sports is watching a baseball team that is struggling on offense, and boy is this team tough to follow right now. I think they'll be OK, but they need to try to get a few wins before the break so they don't fall too far back. They've played their best ball under Buck in August and September but they need to make sure they stay in striking distance.

Get the win tomorrow. The pitching match-up is big time in our favor. The Darvish game could go either way but hopefully we can finish strong against the Jays.

Hopefully the Twins and Stros can at least take one game from Tampa...

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2-5 this month already and staring 2-7, possibly 2-10 before the All-Star Break with the ALL the things that are we are doing poorly at once. Before it was just the inconsistent starting pitching, but now the bullpen is faltering and the offense is not producing like it has been.

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I really didn't want to be the bearer of bad news, but I was worried about this team when just couldn't get on a sustained winning streak. Sure, we was winning series', but we just couldn't go on a tear.

I know what you mean, I really do. The positive way to look at that is to say that we are due for a good 6-game or more win streak. Pretty much every team has one at some point every season.

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2-5 this month already and staring 2-7, possibly 2-10 before the All-Star Break with the ALL the things that are we are doing poorly at once. Before it was just the inconsistent starting pitching, but now the bullpen is faltering and the offense is not producing like it has been.

The defense is still really good! :D

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I think Britton and Gausman should be sent down. I'd like to see them acquire Francisco Rodriguez if the price isn't too high, or John Axford, for that matter. I wish Adam Jones wasn't going to the ASG. Not only does he not deserve it, but I think he might need some time off.

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