hankchifan

TLR threw him under the bus and punted in the process.

No. We need to play our A team all the time. No Keuchel, Goodwin, Vaughn. Not resting any stars in the playoffs. Go with the horses in the bullpen,no Ruiz, Burr, etc. Be able to play small ball when called for. Our runners in motion, try to avoid hitting into so many double plays..

TLR punted this game. It’s over.

Goodwin is by far our worst outfielder. He is a AAA player masquerading as a major leaguer.

Why is Keuchel still in the game? keuchel with a 94 pitch count is not conducive to a good result. Goodwin has been badly exposed in the outfield again. He should not be playing in the outfield anymore. Pinch hit duties at best.

You need to play more small ball in a big park like Oakland. Put runners in motion, avoid the double play, lay down an occasional bunt, work the count, get a walk, etc...

It was.

Got to stay off the slider and splitter off Montas. Easier said than done.

Right on. Vaughn needs to be benched.

Anxious hitters with full swings. Not adjusting with 2 strikes. Not going the other way. This is my 2 cents worth.

Guys, Yoan is the least of our worries. Worry about Vaughn, Goodwin, our injured players, more important issues.

DK at least got Marte to pop up.

Vaughn. Has been our biggest rally killer. In this inning he struck out with a ball over his head, when we needed contact. He needs to be benched. Let Leury play the OF. He along with Grandal has been our hottest hitter.

Definitely, prefer LeuryinRF than Goodwin, and he is also a switch hitter.

We can’t get anyone to hit a sacrifice fly. We are going to have to get some fly ball hitters into the lineup next year.

We got the bad Luis tonight so far.

He needs to grab some bench. Play Sheets in the OF. Can’t keep getting him out there to kill rallys. He needs the rest physically and mentally.

For starters we need to stop hitting into rally killing double plays.

We don’t have upper cut swingers like a Kris Bryant.

We need to put runners in motion, can’t be worse than the DPs we are hitting into. That will put the defense also in motion and open holes in the infield. If station to station baseball is not working we need to adjust. The way we are playing if we don’t hit homers, it is tough to win.

Awful. I can see not running with Grandal, but next time is feasible we must hit and run. You can’t keep hitting into DPs with DK pitching and expect to win. Station to station baseball waiting for a homer is not going to work in a big park like a Oakland.

But isn’t Engel going to play RF?

Goodwin sucks. Can’t wait for Engel to be back.

Agree, would have been more valuable and more of a need than Kimbrel.

Adjust and hit and run, put the runner in play. Put pressure on the defense. We are a ground ball hitting team. We don’t hit many sacrifice flies.