vs. PHILLIES, 8/13

[allquixotic]

1 minute ago, Philip said:

I’ve asked this before, with nary a reply:

Why is Hess still here? When Harper hit it, I knew it was gone, and was quite surprised when it only went for a triple. Then my wife wanted to talk to me so I put the game down for a few minutes, and when I came back I saw the’d scored two runs and I said to myself, “David gave up a homerun.”
So why is he still here?

Well, this team has a history of giving failing starting pitchers a lot of leeway to try to get good. Look at Ubaldo, Matusz, hell even Arrieta. The only one in recent memory for whom our patience paid off -- for US, not for another club -- was Chris Tillman. He sucked for years, then finally found something.

[Chavez Ravine]

Rio Rio Rio!!

[Ruzious]

Cuz nailed that.  What was the hang time?

[eddie83]

Girardi is having fun.  

[ORIOLE33]

Just about every time the Phillies have scored in the series, the O’s came right back and scored the following inning. 

[allquixotic]

Position player coming to the mound for the Phils. Let's having a pitching duel between him and Davis.

[eddie83]

Well. 

[HowAboutThat]

3 minutes ago, allquixotic said:

Well, this team has a history of giving failing starting pitchers a lot of leeway to try to get good. Look at Ubaldo, Matusz, hell even Arrieta. The only one in recent memory for whom our patience paid off -- for US, not for another club -- was Chris Tillman. He sucked for years, then finally found something.

They sure gave Mike Wright a Long leash, but Ubaldo doesn’t count, he got 55 million to BE good, not to develop his potential.

But Hess has been consistently terrible, and that’s not hyperbole.

[ArtVanDelay]

 

[Morgan423]

Joe Girardi. "He made every game a half hour longer than it needed to be" should be engraved on his tombstone, if it fits.

[owknows]

1 minute ago, Philip said:

They sure gave Mike Wright a Long leash, but Ubaldo doesn’t count, he got 55 million to BE good, not to develop his potential.

But Hess has been consistently terrible, and that’s not hyperbole.

When you're a terrible club, you have the luxury of letting terrible pitchers be terrible.

Dare I say that window is closing....?

[ArtVanDelay]

Just now, Morgan423 said:

Joe Girardi. "He made every game a half hour loner than it needed to be" should be engraved on his tombstone, if it fits.

We dodged a bullet when he turned us down.

[Hallas]

I'd pinch hit Davis here to get him an extra at bat.  He could use some AA level pitching competition.

[Morgan423]

1 minute ago, ArtVanDelay said:

We dodged a bullet when he turned us down.

I had forgotten we offered him the job.  Shudder.

[allquixotic]

3 minutes ago, Morgan423 said:

Joe Girardi. "He made every game a half hour longer than it needed to be" should be engraved on his tombstone, if it fits.

I don't mind him nearly as much as a Phils manager.