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1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

Weird, notice how a manager takes out his garbage starter before he gives up 3-run bombs after giving up 5 runs already with two on facing a lefty masher? Weird.

Except they have a BP and we don’t.

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Just now, Tony-OH said:

Weird, notice how a manager takes out his garbage starter before he gives up 3-run bombs after giving up 5 runs already with two on facing a lefty masher? Weird.

This bullpen is in shambles Tony. We still got 5 more in a row after today. Irvin is just incapable of doing his job anymore. 

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2 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

Povich gave up 3 runs in 5.2 which is perfectly fine start from your number 5 starter.  

That was an okay start and fine from a rookie. But when everyone else has been worse to much worse, that’s not good nor sustainable for your pen.

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1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

Not too happy pitching to JRam but can’t blame Hyde’s lineup tonight. 

No way Irvin should have pitched to JRAm with 1st base open and two outs. 

NOT A DAMN REASON for Irvin to take his obvious craptastic stuff and pitch to JRam. None.

Dumb frickin' managing.

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Just now, Tony-OH said:

Weird, notice how a manager takes out his garbage starter before he gives up 3-run bombs after giving up 5 runs already with two on facing a lefty masher? Weird.

Irvin gave up a grounder, a tapper to catcher which turned in to an error then two single eye singles before the JRam homer.  It wasn’t like they smoked a bunch balls that inning.  Irvin has to know you pitch carefully to there best hitter.  

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2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Weird, notice how a manager takes out his garbage starter before he gives up 3-run bombs after giving up 5 runs already with two on facing a lefty masher? Weird.

I am not confident that the Orioles will ever win a WS with Hyde at the helm. He has done his job. Now they need to get someone else to take it from here.

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1 minute ago, Dunk35 said:

This bullpen is in shambles Tony. We still got 5 more in a row after today. Irvin is just incapable of doing his job anymore. 

100% agree on Irvin. He's been going out to the mound with crap stuff and command way to much lately. But you also need to win a game. That was a key moment and Hyde failed in managing 101 about not allowing their best hitter to beat you.

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3 minutes ago, Philip said:

No one with eyes to see thinks our pitching is good, or even adequate, at this point.

The argument is what to do about it. Currently Mike is doing nothing.

We have two starters and We need five.

There's really not a lot they can do. A couple of key injuries is one thing, but the amount of TJ surgeries and sore elbows might be a bit too much to overcome this season.

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