Buck Stuff

[Mondo Trasho]

That's nothing the manager can control. The team is built the way it is built.

Gotta ride or die with Britton there. If after the two innings you don't take the lead and have to go to Ubaldo (or someone else) and he gets blown up I think we can all iive with that.

You lose, you lose. I always want to win, but I'm not going to get outraged at this outcome. We knew this team was flawed, we were playing with house money. The flaws need to be fixed or we need to make some serious changes.

[BarclaySouthway]

We probably weren't going to score until 2017, that's true. Britton's still gotta go 2 innings there and hope you run into one on offense.

[LocoChris]

Honestly, I agree. And he can take Jones with him. Trade Manny and Schoop. Sick of watching these guys hack away at every pitch.

Let's put down the crack pipe, shall we? I know, I know, venting.

[Elbren]

That loss ultimately is on Buck. Our disastrous approach at the plate contributed - but you have to go to Britton that inning and prolong the game. Even if you go to Ubaldo first - once those guys get on - you walk the bases full and go to Britton against Bautista with the force at home or the double play available. Britton only had the best ground ball rate in history. It's the obvious move - just an awful series of decisions by Buck.

This was my exact thought. HOW do you go to Ubaldo in this situation when Britton is already warmed up? Even if you start the inning w/ Ubaldo (which should have never happened), HOW do you let him pitch to Bautista?

intentional walk, then bring in Britton.

Put yourself in a ground ball/force out/possible double play position and give your offense at least one more shot.

No reason to go to Ubaldo in the first place

No reason to leave him in once the 2 runners got on base

No reason to let him pitch to Bautista

Our season just ended with, arguably, our best pitcher sitting and watching the game on the sidelines. I have a feeling we'll be talking about this all offseason.

[tntoriole]

Why pitch to Edwin with first base open? Buck chokes when it counts the most .

better than letting Bautista win it...that would be intolerable.

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[Il BuonO]

He is not a bullpen pitcher. Either next year he pitches as a starter and succeeds or he gets DFAd..no more of this pretending he can pitch out of the pen crap.

Yep, he was used in mop up situations, not high leverage.

[O's84]

Yep. People are ridiculous now.

I am willing to listen. It is possible after the heat of the moment has passed and taking a step back I'll see what I wrote was too reactionary, heat of the moment. But don't just say ridiculous and leave the thread.

[TINSTAAPP]

I hope he is covering an injury for Zach. I just can't believe it.

I am floored.

Buck just said Britton was available to come out of the bullpen....

[eddie83]

Buck just said Britton was available to come out of the bullpen....

I know what he said.

[Mondo Trasho]

Eh, he had the best reliever in baseball and didn't use him.

Use him for what? To get on base? To hit more homeruns? Get these guys to show more plate discipline?

[ChuckS]

Buck is an idiot. No wonder his teams do better when he leaves. Putting in a guy who self destructs more than he pitches well a guy a month ago you wanted to get rid of for best relief season by an Oriole pitcher ever. When was the last time Zachary even gave up a run?

This is too strong.

Buck made a really bad decision here in this instance. Astronomically bad. But he still makes more good decisions than the average manager, so I still want him coaching this team.

[CanadianOriole]

Yes. It's in the running for the worst decision I've seen by any manager ever. That sounds like crazy hyperbole - but it's really not. Just a complete, inexplicable strategic failure.

[Il BuonO]

This was my exact thought. HOW do you go to Ubaldo in this situation when Britton is already warmed up? Even if you start the inning w/ Ubaldo (which should have never happened), HOW do you let him pitch to Bautista?

intentional walk, then bring in Britton.

Put yourself in a ground ball/force out/possible double play position and give your offense at least one more shot.

No reason to go to Ubaldo in the first place

No reason to leave him in once the 2 runners got on base

No reason to let him pitch to Bautista

Our season just ended with, arguably, our best pitcher sitting and watching the game on the sidelines. I have a feeling we'll be talking about this all offseason.

You mean Encarnacion.

[LookitsPuck]

Pinch hitting Kim for Reimold

Bringing in Jimenez in an extra inning game on the road

Not bringing in the bullpen when Miley stunk

Buck gets too cute. Every. single. time.

[baltfan]

I also think he saw how Liriano was running through the team and thought he needed to get something out of Ubaldo.