vs. MARINERS, 8/04

[MDK02]

Funky Cold Medina

[Malike]

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Legit!

[Ripken]

All the players getting days off and AJ is allowed to keep swinging at that garbage.

This season is in serious jeopardy. The hitters refuse to be patient and Buck is mismanaging the pitching staff.

[Guest]

That was fast.

[tntoriole]

And this team's bullpen is supposed to be not good? Huh, could fool me. You mean this same pen gave up 6 runs in the ninth last week to lose to the Red Sox. Huh, whaddya know?

[Ori-Al]

I've been one of Buck's great supporters but even I cannot deny that his BP managing is atrocious.

Makes no sense.

Like Davis not trying to hit against the shift. Just pulled another outside pitch to second.

[dtk9119]

TB Boston KC Cleveland all winning.

But that's okay, because there's plenty of games left and we are about to go on a 10 game winning streak...

[erb8472]

3-3 in the last six when against Houston and Seattle will be a massive disappointment. Running out of time to start playing good baseball. When the pitching is good the bats are cold. When the hitting is hot the pitching is bad.

[eddie83]

It was a horrible pitch. It made no sense. Make Blanco use the whole field. Just don't get it.

[OFFNY]

You might want to take a step back and realize how bad a decision that was. It's inexcusably bad when we ALL know Chen can't go past 100.

Although his statement was sweeping, I don't think that he was referring to you and the other frustrated Oriole fans that are venting.

You post all the time, when we're winning and when we're losing.

I believe that he was referring to the few posters that are rarely here when the Orioles play well, and pounce when they suck.

[NickM21]

I like to retain optimism but our season doesn't have the same feel as last year. Last year we found ways to win, this year we find ways to lose.

[erb8472]

And this team's bullpen is supposed to be not good? Huh, could fool me. You mean this same pen gave up 6 runs in the ninth last week to lose to the Red Sox. Huh, whaddya know?

Probably has to do with Boston being patient and letting theiR pitchers get into trouble. No confidence in Patton keeping this a 1 run game.

[Norfolk orioles]

He's also winning the team a lot of games. That can't be debated either.

He is? By filling out a lineup card? His bullpen management has been mediocre at BEST, which is pretty much the most important job he has in a live-game situation.

I've tried to look the other way, but he just makes some flat out dumb decisions, he's left Chen twisting in the wind multiple times, that just can't keep happening.

Chen's era would probably be one of the best in baseball if buck would just pull him when he is supposed too.

[Guest]

And this team's bullpen is supposed to be not good? Huh, could fool me. You mean this same pen gave up 6 runs in the ninth last week to lose to the Red Sox. Huh, whaddya know?

Boston can hit.

[tntoriole]

And Chen was dealing, looking great. Him throwing that pitch wasn't about not having it, it was about location.

And again, it's the idea that this team would have a 0.0 era after the fifth inning that I disagree with more than anything.

The location was up BECaUSE he was gassed. He loses control first, then always leaves it up and over the plate when he gets gassed. Two years, same pattern at 100 pitches, particularly on warm days.