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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 21, 2021 20:30:38 GMT -6
Taylor keeps doing well but is never trusted.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2021 20:57:05 GMT -6
Closer in the 8th, interesting…
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Post by paastrosfan on Jul 21, 2021 21:10:59 GMT -6
Pressly looking for the bag.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 21, 2021 21:19:05 GMT -6
Well that one ended in a whimper.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 21, 2021 21:25:39 GMT -6
Second outing for Pruitt, second bomb. I wouldn't give a pile of dog shit for Pruitt. Dusty was an idiot to use him in that situation. The guy hasn't pitched in nearly two years and had one bad outing in Chicago and Dusty decides he is the guy to use in a tie game in the 7th. Just another illustration of why Dusty Baker is NOT a good manager. He cost us this game with damn move. He is the unanimous DUMBASS OF THE GAME.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 21, 2021 21:26:50 GMT -6
Second outing for Pruitt, second bomb. I wouldn't give a pile of dog shit for Pruitt. Dusty was an idiot to use him in that situation. The guy hasn't pitched in nearly two years and had one bad outing in Chicago and Dusty decides he is the guy to use in a tie game in the 7th. Just another illustration of why Dusty Baker is NOT a good manager. He cost us this game with damn move. He is the unanimous DUMBASS OF THE GAME. Pruitt I don’t mind as much as Abreu, but hindsight is 20/20 on that one since he struck out the first two hitters.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 21, 2021 21:27:40 GMT -6
Maybe they felt bad for the Indians and gave them one.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 21, 2021 21:28:19 GMT -6
Remember that the great James Click is the guy who brought his buddy Pruitt here from Tampa Bay.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 21, 2021 21:29:20 GMT -6
I wouldn't give a pile of dog shit for Pruitt. Dusty was an idiot to use him in that situation. The guy hasn't pitched in nearly two years and had one bad outing in Chicago and Dusty decides he is the guy to use in a tie game in the 7th. Just another illustration of why Dusty Baker is NOT a good manager. He cost us this game with damn move. He is the unanimous DUMBASS OF THE GAME. Pruitt I don’t mind as much as Abreu, but hindsight is 20/20 on that one since he struck out the first two hitters. I'll take Abreu over Pruitt all day long. He made ONE bad pitch and it cost us. We still tied the game and then Dusty brought Pruitt in to give it away.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 21, 2021 21:30:29 GMT -6
This bullpen can’t handle close games unless Pressly is on the mound. The offense had the highest team BA in June (in the .270’s). In July, they’re batting under .200, which is the worst.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 21, 2021 21:31:23 GMT -6
Remember that the great James Click is the guy who brought his buddy Pruitt here from Tampa Bay. When they have that PR talk and say that they’ve got relievers coming back from injury, that gives me no comfort at all. Trades need to happen if they’re serious about this season.
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Post by Saint on Jul 21, 2021 21:33:21 GMT -6
Not going to win them all. Some bad luck and some bad pitching in the 6th. Game over.
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Post by paastrosfan on Jul 21, 2021 21:36:26 GMT -6
Not going to win them all. Some bad luck and some bad pitching in the 6th. Game over. Two out hits with runners in scoring position are killers.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 21, 2021 21:39:28 GMT -6
Dusty is.......you know.......explaining why...you know....he used........you know.......Pruitt instead of .........you know.....Javier. He wanted to.......you know.......stay away from......you know.....Javier tonight. He didn't.....you know.....want to......you know......use....you know.....Stanek.....you know......in the 7th....So......you know.....he went to.......you know......Pruitt.
He was hoping to .....you know.......get Lance through six......you know...and then......you know.......use Abreu, Stanek,and Pressly......you know..in the 7th, 8th, and 9th.
Fact is the idiot brought Pruitt in and gave the Indians the game.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 21, 2021 21:40:31 GMT -6
Not going to win them all. Some bad luck and some bad pitching in the 6th. Game over. Two out hits with runners in scoring position are killers. Yes, the one pitch that Abreu left in the middle of the plate that Clement hit off the wall was the killer. Other than that. Abreu was nails.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 10:18:08 GMT -6
Two out hits with runners in scoring position are killers. Yes, the one pitch that Abreu left in the middle of the plate that Clement hit off the wall was the killer. Other than that. Abreu was nails. How Astros was that inning? Lance goes back to unreliable as he leaves the bases loaded with no outs. Abreu comes in and pitches like a closer to the first two hitters. He clears the bases to a nothing hitter with two outs. Then, he gets an easy strikeout to end the inning to strike out the side.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 22, 2021 10:50:42 GMT -6
Yes, the one pitch that Abreu left in the middle of the plate that Clement hit off the wall was the killer. Other than that. Abreu was nails. How Astros was that inning? Lance goes back to unreliable as leaves the bases loaded with no outs. Abreu comes in and pitches like a closer to the first two hitters. He clears the bases to a nothing hitter with two outs. Then, he gets an easy strikeout to end the inning to strike out the side. But remember, it wasn't Twitchy's fault that the bases were loaded with no outs. Hilarious how it's everyone's fault except for the guy who loaded the bases.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 10:57:05 GMT -6
How Astros was that inning? Lance goes back to unreliable as leaves the bases loaded with no outs. Abreu comes in and pitches like a closer to the first two hitters. He clears the bases to a nothing hitter with two outs. Then, he gets an easy strikeout to end the inning to strike out the side. But remember, it wasn't Twitchy's fault that the bases were loaded with no outs. Hilarious how it's everyone's fault except for the guy who loaded the bases. I’m sure Altuve farted before the 3-run double. It’s his fault.
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Post by Saint on Jul 22, 2021 10:59:07 GMT -6
It was McCullers' fault, but he did have some bad luck that inning. That's how it do sometimes.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 10:59:58 GMT -6
It was McCullers' fault, but he did have some bad luck that inning. That's how it do sometimes. ”Bad luck” is the crutch of the ineffective.
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Post by Saint on Jul 22, 2021 11:01:45 GMT -6
It was McCullers' fault, but he did have some bad luck that inning. That's how it do sometimes. ”Bad luck” is the crutch of the ineffective. Nonsense, luck is just a factor of the game.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 11:18:45 GMT -6
”Bad luck” is the crutch of the ineffective. Nonsense, luck is just a factor of the game. So is ineffectiveness, which is a larger part of a player’s lack of success assuming they receive sufficient playing time.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 11:18:49 GMT -6
It was McCullers' fault, but he did have some bad luck that inning. That's how it do sometimes. There are a couple of guys here who would blame "McTwitchy" if every baserunner who scored reach on fielder's errors. There was not ONE hard hit ball in the inning until Clement's double off Abreu. One weak ground ball got through because of the damn shift. Another sneaked between two infielders. I don't think it was really anyone's fault the bases were loaded. All Abreu had to do to leave them loaded was make one more quality pitch. Instead he hung one in the middle of the plate that was hit off the wall and cleared the bases. True that all the runs were charged to McCullers, but, I find it hard to pinpoint the blame on one person. If anyone, I'd blame Abreu for the pitch Clements nailed. But, in any game McCullers pitches, we have some who look for reasons to blame him for anything that goes wrong. Even after last night, he is still our most effective starter with the lowest ERA. I promise you if Valdez or Garcia had done the same thing, nobody would have blamed them. It's all about who it is and the fact they don't like McCullers.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 22, 2021 11:19:40 GMT -6
Nonsense, luck is just a factor of the game. So is ineffectiveness, which is a larger part of a player’s lack of success assuming they receive sufficient playing time.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 11:22:57 GMT -6
It was McCullers' fault, but he did have some bad luck that inning. That's how it do sometimes. ”Bad luck” is the crutch of the ineffective. "Bad luck" is something that happens to the most effective pitchers in the game from time to time. It happened to Verlander and I never heard it being used as a crutch. It happens to Scherzer, DeGrom, Kershaw, and all pitchers, including the so-called aces.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 22, 2021 11:57:45 GMT -6
Until it happens to a player you don't like, then we all hear about it over and over for 3 years.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 12:07:54 GMT -6
”Bad luck” is the crutch of the ineffective. "Bad luck" is something that happens to the most effective pitchers in the game from time to time. It happened to Verlander and I never heard it being used as a crutch. It happens to Scherzer, DeGrom, Kershaw, and all pitchers, including the so-called aces. I’ve tried to be fair about this. When Pressly blew his one save against the Padres, everyone wanted to blame Taylor Jones for the loss. I said that he could’ve gotten Machado or Cronenworth for the third out but let them on base for Tatis’s home run to even matter. Therefore, the fault of the inning was on the closer and not the talentless minor leaguer who dropped a foul fly ball.
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Post by unionstation82 on Jul 22, 2021 12:11:24 GMT -6
And Abreu being overrated doesn’t make McCullers’s outing more acceptable.
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Post by Saint on Jul 22, 2021 12:35:32 GMT -6
Nonsense, luck is just a factor of the game. So is ineffectiveness, which is a larger part of a player’s lack of success assuming they receive sufficient playing time. Sure, but that doesn't eliminate the effect that luck has during the course of a game. McCullers was overall very effective yesterday. He was far from perfect, but he pitched well. Take away a dinker single and a couple bad ball/strike calls by the umpire, and the game ends differently. That's the luck component.
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 22, 2021 12:49:55 GMT -6
"Bad luck" is something that happens to the most effective pitchers in the game from time to time. It happened to Verlander and I never heard it being used as a crutch. It happens to Scherzer, DeGrom, Kershaw, and all pitchers, including the so-called aces. I’ve tried to be fair about this. When Pressly blew his one save against the Padres, everyone wanted to blame Taylor Jones for the loss. I said that he could’ve gotten Machado or Cronenworth for the third out but let them on base for Tatis’s home run to even matter. Therefore, the fault of the inning was on the closer and not the talentless minor leaguer who dropped a foul fly ball. The fault went to the guy who dropped the ball. If he had caught it, Tatis. Jr. would not have had the chance to hit the home run. The fault was not Pressly's.
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