fathom

It is funny though that it took Baez one game to hit more opposite field home runs than Barney and Theriot did in their careers.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 05:48 AM) Guess who just hit a go-ahead hr in the 12th for his first major league hit. Off our old friend Boone Logan

Well, 0-5 with 3 K and then he crushed a homer....sounds about right

QUOTE (lord chas @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 04:02 AM) Bullpen has hit rock bottom I would say the 4 inning, 15 run effort on Sunday was rock bottom

I can't believe they might get shut out by Lewis. Wow, go get em Sale

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 04:00 AM) Dunn should do a curtain call Throws 5mph slower than Erik Johnson

Well, 14 straight relievers

I hope Dunn doesn't have a games finished clause

The defense has let Dunn down all year

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 03:47 AM) Or the second time in 3 games Is this pen worse than 2007?

13 relievers have given up a run since Petricka closed out the game on the 31st without allowing a run after going 1 inning

How many straight relievers have failed to get at least 3 outs without giving up a run? This is amazing

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 03:24 AM) Don't be ridiculous re: job security. I am legitimately worried about his health because he's never had the appearance of a healthy man and has had a few different health issues in the past I don't think he has done a good job the last two years. With that said, I know he has job security here. And yes, health is a priority.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 03:23 AM) The interesting thing is that the meltdown started right after he left the team. True, but this team was leading the world in walks before he left.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 02:21 AM) This is the worst pitching staff I have ever seen. Cooper should be on the hot seat, but more importantly, hopefully he gets his health under control

Back to AAA for Rienzo. What a joke of pitching corps outside of Sale, Q and Petricka

No reason for Abreu to be out there still

I would rather see Leury pitch

And Texas came close to a few other HR as well. There's no way you can go into next season with Noesi as your #3, and I'm confident Hahn knows this.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 01:37 AM) Aaron Boone was a decent comp here, perhaps. .850 OPS, 22 HR in AAA, then gets a cup of tea in MLB. The next year he posts a .680 OPS in AAA Good stuff, thanks

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 01:35 AM) They compare him to Sheffield huh? That comp has been around for the last two years, as they compare the bat speed.

With a day game tomorrow, I'm all for Abreu getting one more AB and then giving him the rest of the night off.

Well, at least Flowers won them the game yesterday. Lewis is throwing meatball after meatball.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 02:16 AM) Interesting to me that Davidson has walked 7 times in the past 6 games. It's not like he's done anything else well, but it seems less than coincidental that he'd have a collection of walks like that. He'd only had 6 walks in his past 20 games before that. I'm just looking for signs that he's working on something up there. He's 7 for 65 with 1 homer since the ASB (.108 average). The scary thing is how well the rest of the team has been hitting, so it's not like they've been facing Maddux/Smoltz/Glavine

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 02:22 AM) Didn't Crede have a bad year in triple a in year 2? From what I see on baseball reference, he was great in AAA in his second year http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=crede-001jos