Wednesday May 19: John Means takes on the Rays

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

You're so bougie.  You and @Philip should do a bougie podcast where you talk about highfalutin' living.

Interesting choice of term.

[Philip]

2 minutes ago, LocoChris said:

And Plutko just proved you the fool.

 

On the contrary, it just proved me right. You don’t leave your starter in too long, you take heed when your starter, even your best starter, has a sloppy inning, even if he recovers. Means ended the 6th at 87 pitches. He did well in the sixth, but still, time to come out.
And you have to trust your bullpen. If Plutko is bad, well. He’s bad. If you only go with him because you feel you’ve no other choice, well, that’s all the more reason to let him start a clean inning. Plus, if you bring him in with a man on, he STILL must face three guys regardless of how bad he is. And look. Plutko faced his three, gave up three runs, one of which was charged to Means, and departs with a tie game. And turns things over to Scott... what fun THAT is going to be.

So yes, that confirms the often-repeated problem of leaving the starter in too long.

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Interesting choice of term.

You would find it interesting. 

[scOtt]

6-6. LET"S PLAY EXTRAS!!!

 

With a guy on 2B... because Manfred thinks that makes baseball BETTER than it has already been for 150 YEARS!!!!!

[scOtt]

4 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

You're so bougie.  You and @Philip should do a bougie podcast where you talk about highfalutin' living.

bougie

[SteveA]

Wow, Kiermaier ain't what he used to be.

Austin with the big triple.

[bpilktree]

We have two pitchers you can trust. Means, Fry and Valdez. the rest you have no idea what you are going to get.  It hard to decide when to leave them in or take them out when you can’t trust anyone.

 

 

[Moose Milligan]

Suck on it, Kiermaier.

[Robh21223]

Bullpen coming back to Earth to suck like the rest of the team! What took you guys so long??

[scOtt]

4 for 4 with 6 RBI's would be so much better.

[scOtt]

6 or 7...

[Philip]

Here’s an idea: if the pen is bad, bring up guys from the minors. Plutko isn’t having anyone’s baby, he can go to DFA heaven, and so can Armstrong, Lakins, and anyone else who is lousy. If the minors guys are lousy too, well, at least you find out now.

[scOtt]

But alas...

[bpilktree]

See if you have good players and make dumb decisions it still works out for you.  Pitching to Mancini was stupid but it worked.

[spiritof66]

Just now, bpilktree said:

See if you have good players and make dumb decisions it still works out for you.  Pitching to Mancini was stupid but it worked.

Well, that was pathetic.