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Post by johneaztec on May 31, 2024 21:40:11 GMT -8
I agree to take him out after the one inning. No need to pitch him any more with that lead. Everything was fine until Kolek came in. Matsui and Peralta did their job. Suarez pitched to two batters. No big deal. Kolek's the story here. It is a big deal when you've asked a lot of your closer already. Those bullets matter. Getting him up, sitting him down, getting him up again matters, too. He needs to trust other guys. Bringing in your closer in a five run game with two outs is just panic preservation. Morejon wasn't even utilized for some reason. He did trust other guys like Matsui and Peralta, and they did their job. Suarez threw 6 pitches, and got the Save. It's ok. It all comes back to Kolek. If Kolek does his job, we're not talking about this. Now, we've got Morejon for tomorrow if needed. |
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Post by johneaztec on May 31, 2024 21:50:59 GMT -8
Ho hum. Yawn. Arraez with another 4 hit day. Carry on. Merrill hit the ball well enough to have a 5 hit day. He'll settle for 2.
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Post by aztecryan on May 31, 2024 21:55:07 GMT -8
It is a big deal when you've asked a lot of your closer already. Those bullets matter. Getting him up, sitting him down, getting him up again matters, too. He needs to trust other guys. Bringing in your closer in a five run game with two outs is just panic preservation. Morejon wasn't even utilized for some reason. He did trust other guys like Matsui and Perslta and they did their job. Suarez threw 6 pitches, and got the Save. It's ok. It all comes back to Kolek. If Kolek does his job, we're not talking about this. Now, we've got Morejon for tomorrow if needed. He only trusts Estrada and Suarez in high leverage spots. Peralta has been used erratically, Matsui has been really overused as a low strikeout/weak contact option who is going to break down later in the year as a 5'8 reliever. Using those guys back to back isn't smart, either, but it's been done regularly. Both lefties, both groundball specialists, both reliant on offspeed pitches. Just too similar, so it's never made sense to me. I've been talking about it for weeks, it has nothing to do with Kolek at all, really. |
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Post by johneaztec on May 31, 2024 22:16:22 GMT -8
He did trust other guys like Matsui and Perslta and they did their job. Suarez threw 6 pitches, and got the Save. It's ok. It all comes back to Kolek. If Kolek does his job, we're not talking about this. Now, we've got Morejon for tomorrow if needed. He only trusts Estrada and Suarez in high leverage spots. Peralta has been used erratically, Matsui has been really overused as a low strikeout/weak contact option who is going to break down later in the year as a 5'8 reliever. Using those guys back to back isn't smart, either, but it's been done regularly. Both lefties, both groundball specialists, both reliant on offspeed pitches. Just too similar, so it's never made sense to me. I've been talking about it for weeks, it has nothing to do with Kolek at all, really. Well, if Shildt is a guy who likes lefties on lefties etc, maybe that's why he backs them at times. I don't know. All I know is pitching isn't our problem. What we do at home is, at the plate. Sure, it doesn't have anything to do with Kolek if you're only talking about those two pitchers usage. |
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Post by aardvark on May 31, 2024 22:23:44 GMT -8
He only trusts Estrada and Suarez in high leverage spots. Peralta has been used erratically, Matsui has been really overused as a low strikeout/weak contact option who is going to break down later in the year as a 5'8 reliever. Using those guys back to back isn't smart, either, but it's been done regularly. Both lefties, both groundball specialists, both reliant on offspeed pitches. Just too similar, so it's never made sense to me. I've been talking about it for weeks, it has nothing to do with Kolek at all, really. Well, if Shildt is a guy who likes lefties on lefties etc, maybe that's why he backs them at times. I don't know. All I know is pitching isn't our problem. What we do at home is, at the plate. Pitching is also a bit of a problem at home as well. |
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Post by johneaztec on May 31, 2024 22:24:39 GMT -8
Well, if Shildt is a guy who likes lefties on lefties etc, maybe that's why he backs them at times. I don't know. All I know is pitching isn't our problem. What we do at home is, at the plate. Pitching is also a bit of a problem at home as well. A bit, but not a lot like it is at the plate. |
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Post by aardvark on May 31, 2024 22:31:15 GMT -8
Pitching is also a bit of a problem at home as well. A bit, but not a lot like it is at the plate. But it's a bad combination. |
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Post by johneaztec on May 31, 2024 22:34:02 GMT -8
A bit, but not a lot like it is at the plate. But it's a bad combination. Thus their W-L home record. Yep. |
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Post by aztecryan on Jun 1, 2024 11:41:40 GMT -8
Darvish and Musgrove to the IL.
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Post by junior on Jun 1, 2024 12:22:50 GMT -8
Unbelievable. Just when the offense starts waking up …
Darvish and Musgrove are both showing some serious signs of being toasted. Becoming undependabie is just one sign.
Meanwhile Spazquez gives up another long ball. Padres' lead was short-lived.
Wow.
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Post by aztecryan on Jun 1, 2024 12:26:39 GMT -8
Unbelievable. Just when the offense starts waking up … Darvish and Musgrove are both showing some serious signs of being toasted. Becoming undependabie is just one sign. Meanwhile Spazquez gives up another long ball. Padres' lead was short-lived. Wow. Injuries are up across the league. Vasquez is on irregular rest and didn't even get to Kansas City until 2AM, pretty tough circumstances. |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 1, 2024 12:31:36 GMT -8
Unbelievable. Just when the offense starts waking up … Darvish and Musgrove are both showing some serious signs of being toasted. Becoming undependabie is just one sign. Meanwhile Spazquez gives up another long ball. Padres' lead was short-lived. Wow. Injuries are up across the league. Vasquez is on irregular feet and didn't even get to Kansas City until 2AM, pretty tough circumstances. Irregular feet? |
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Post by aztecryan on Jun 1, 2024 12:33:13 GMT -8
Injuries are up across the league. Vasquez is on irregular feet and didn't even get to Kansas City until 2AM, pretty tough circumstances. Irregular feet? Rest* - But maybe his feet, too. He's actually on five days rest, so not irregular. I thought it was a day off. |
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Post by johneaztec on Jun 1, 2024 13:04:14 GMT -8
Solano is our best option against lefties AND righties.
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Post by junior on Jun 1, 2024 13:27:07 GMT -8
GIDP for Solano. Pitching around Manny worked - this time.
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Post by johneaztec on Jun 1, 2024 13:46:09 GMT -8
GIDP for Solano. Pitching around Manny worked - this time. Bummer. I was hoping to get at least one more out of that bases loaded situation. |
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Post by johneaztec on Jun 1, 2024 14:14:39 GMT -8
Thank goodness we didn't use Morejon yesterday, and we didn't use Estrada for more than two outs. Both available today, and did their jobs. Estrada coming out for more.
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Post by johneaztec on Jun 1, 2024 14:52:36 GMT -8
We win the Series, now let's get the Sweep!!! Bullpen did a great job. Sticks are still hot.
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Post by junior on Jun 1, 2024 15:45:51 GMT -8
The loss of two starters is ominous… every team will lose players during the season, though. Hopefully they bounce back - but given their recent performances, I’m not too optimistic right now. There isn’t much backup on the horizon, either, short of making more trades, and the price will be higher than ever.
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Post by aztecryan on Jun 1, 2024 15:46:20 GMT -8
Thank goodness we didn't use Morejon yesterday, and we didn't use Estrada for more than two outs. Both available today, and did their jobs. Estrada coming out for more. Shildt-esque. |
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