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4 minutes ago, Natty said:

It's money. The highest paid players are going to play no matter what. Trumbo and Ubaldo...Money should not be a consideration. Go with stats. Duh.

I don't agree it's about money.    It's about track record, and having patience when a guy is in a cold spell.    

In my experience, message board posters (at least, a vocal subset of them) are far less patient than managers.    

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16 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I don't agree it's about money.    It's about track record, and having patience when a guy is in a cold spell.    

In my experience, message board posters (at least, a vocal subset of them) are far less patient than managers.    

Yea we need to be more patient with Ubaldo. He will come out of his 2 year slump any day now. Right? 

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5 minutes ago, Natty said:

Yea we need to be more patient with Ubaldo. He will come out of his 2 year slump any day now. Right? 

If we had some great alternatives, I'd be OK with being less patient with Ubaldo.    As it stands, I think he'll get 3-4 more starts before any serious thought is given to pulling him from the rotation.   

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9 minutes ago, Frobby said:

If we had some great alternatives, I'd be OK with being less patient with Ubaldo.    As it stands, I think he'll get 3-4 more starts before any serious thought is given to pulling him from the rotation.   

Asher and Aquino both looked better than Ubaldo. 

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2 hours ago, ORIOLE33 said:

Kim has a track record, why isn't he an everyday player?

He's been poor in his limited experience against LHP at the major league level. He's hit RHP at the major league level and so he plays against them except when there other factors at play (NL with no DH / knuckle ball pitcher). I'm really having a hard time figuring out why folks don't understand this.

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On 4/25/2017 at 8:31 AM, webbrick2010 said:

This has to be the dumbest thread of the year. The team has the best record in the majors

Mancini has no ML track record, just a hot couple of weeks and you want to have him play in place of guys making 35 million combined. Not going to happen and it shouldn't

Well on the Wednesday game, Davis came up in the third with men on 1st and 2nd.   He struck out (surprise!!) but the passed ball allowed the runners to move up.  We can get the ball-girl/ball-boy to stand up there and strike out and it is cheaper.   NEXT UP was Trumbo who popped up.  Wonderful scoring opportunity, down the toilet.  ....The next time the magic duo came up they both hit weak ground balls......... 

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2 hours ago, 1968_bills_fan said:

Well on the Wednesday game, Davis came up in the third with men on 1st and 2nd.   He struck out (surprise!!) but the passed ball allowed the runners to move up.  We can get the ball-girl/ball-boy to stand up there and strike out and it is cheaper.   NEXT UP was Trumbo who popped up.  Wonderful scoring opportunity, down the toilet.  ....The next time the magic duo came up they both hit weak ground balls......... 

Your boy scored the tying run tonight. Also went 1/3 with two BB. Something like .360 OBP on the season. 

Also odd that you referred to it as "the Wednesday game" when it was not yet concluded...

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9 hours ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

Your boy scored the tying run tonight. Also went 1/3 with two BB. Something like .360 OBP on the season. 

Also odd that you referred to it as "the Wednesday game" when it was not yet concluded...

Uh,  it was the Wednesday game and not the Tuesday game. How else would you specify to a reader which game you were talking about.    ??    Regardless, Davis and Trumbo have not been carrying their weight and have been leaving runners in scoring position.  

  By the way,   note that Kim (one hit, one BB and one run scored) almost matched Davis's output. (one hit, two BB and one run scored).   Smith was all over Trumbo. 

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10 minutes ago, 1968_bills_fan said:

Uh,  it was the Wednesday game and not the Tuesday game. How else would you specify to a reader which game you were talking about.    ??    Regardless, Davis and Trumbo have not been carrying their weight and have been leaving runners in scoring position.  

  By the way,   note that Kim (one hit, one BB and one run scored) almost matched Davis's output. (one hit, two BB and one run scored).   Smith was all over Trumbo. 

If Davis isn't at first base last night, at least two runs score in the 8th and we are losing.

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5 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

If Davis isn't at first base last night, at least two runs score in the 8th and we are losing.

Davis has to play because he's a GG level first basemen now.  Plus he does have a .820 OPS.  I don't see Buck benching Trumbo just yet.  We're about to face a bunch of LH's.  What are we going to do, bench Trumbo for Gentry?

Buck is going to give Trumbo every chance to hit and not risk messing with the clubhouse and starting Mancini over him.  

With that being said, Flaherty should be getting more AB's vs. RHP.  

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