Manager Decisions Thread

[Ripken]

It was absurd and everyone knew it beforehand.

[ReclaimTheCrown]

Friday he uses O'day, Brach and Britton up by 5+ runs, which I thought was strange

Saturday he tries to get Gallardo into the 7th, and then goes to Givens (not Brach or O'day)

in a close game? It looked like he didn't want to use Brach or O'day on consecutive days, so why did

he waste them with a five run lead?

And this is with the Sunday game predicted to be a rain out and an off date on Monday

Seems like he was making decisions based on some master plan of getting everyone into a

certain amount of games, and lost focus on actually trying to win a game.

Brach is the only guy I can reasonably see as "down" because he pitched Thursday and Friday. O'Day and Britton hadn't gone since earlier in the week in Boston. Really bizarre...

[Cavspider]

Palmer called Buck on the poor decision immediately. He found it odd not using your strong pen instead of a struggling starter at that point in the game. When ahead after six innings our pen is designed to wrap things up. Poor use of Oday and Britton the night before using them when not needed only to hold them out of the higher leverage situation. Loss is on Buck and at least Palmer isn't afraid to question the decisions.

[LookitsPuck]

He runs Brach, O'Day and Britton on consecutive days often. They knew weather was most likely going to cancel today's game. Think it was a BS excuse for his decision making blowing up in his face.

[FanAddict]

Pretty irritating to see that we threw that game away. I know the BP has been getting utilized heavily lately but as Buck has said before, we are trying to accumulate wins here. Gallardo was getting hit around the ballpark all night and was fortunate to have only given up 2 runs entering the 7th. Getting 3 innings from your BP, especially one as good as ours, is not a tall task.

[isestrex]

The game getting trained out today and the off day on Monday makes this even more frustrating. The bullpen is going to get plenty of rest.

[Satyr3206]

My son and I were watching last night and both of us wondered why Gallardo came out for the 7th. Then we both didn't like the decision to bring in McFarland. This is the 3rd time this year I've been left scratching my head about the decisions regarding handling the pitching staff.

[El Gordo]

I wouldn't have minded bringing in McF to start the 7th but I did mind bringing him in with no outs and two men in scoring position. That's a job for DoD.

[Bahama O's Fan]

You have the lead and play to win that game. You can figure tomorrow's game tomorrow.

[Tx Oriole]

I have to agree with you here.

99% of the time, I think the criticisms of pitching changes, or the lack therof, are hindsight.

But Gallardo at 96 pitches I believe it was through 6th, shouldn't be coming back out.

Didn't make a lot of sense.

Buck may have made a bad decision. I am not gonna blast him for it. It only what

Eleven games? Long season. IMO

[Three Run Homer]

If Buck was determined to not use Brach, O'Day or Britton, he might as well have forfeited the game. I'm guessing that it's very rare that the Orioles win a game without any of those pitchers appearing.

[Crabcakes]

... I also think that when he walked the first batter in the Seventh with FOUR pitches that he should have been pulled but this to me is also as this thread supposes, Perfect HINDSIGHT....

It's not HINDSIGHT when you're screaming at Buck through the tv, to stop the bleeding before it happens.

[Ori-Al]

It's not HINDSIGHT when you're screaming at Buck through the tv, in real-time, as you're watching the train wreck you predicted unfold.

Correct. Gallardo is a six inning pitcher. You get that, you thank the baseball gods and bring in a reliever. Wilson, TJ, Givens, and Bundy were available.

Friday - Worley had retired 13 of 14 on 87 pitches after six, and he was lifted. Saturday - Gallardo walked a tightrope for 96 pitches, and he was left in? Ridiculous.