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Getz, you are so foolish! That's a terrible play by a terrible defender. That was the worst inning of the season.

Ho hum, another hanging pitch by Carrasco. Has anyone noticed how high his ERA has ballooned up to?

This is a carbon copy of that Indians game we lost prior to the ASB. Have to have that killer instinct and sweep these teams at home.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 08:37 PM) Wow, I don't know what people still see in Poreda over Porcello. The guy is pretty awful. I understand if you're nervous or you have great stuff but bad control. This guy cannot find the strike zone. He's alot closer to throwing a wild pitch than a strike, each time he throws. And that last at bat, he almost did. If we lose 4-3, you could blame Poreda for this loss. Contreras didn't have it today, but he battled. Poreda looked like he was playing for the other team. no one saw anything in Poreda over Porcello

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:36 PM) Point proven. AP was afraid of the plate. Is this a surprise? He was afraid of the plate in the minors.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:36 PM) Well maybe if Ozzie didn't bash him earlier, the kid would have more confidence in himself. That's what pisses me off about Ozzie, he criticizes his own players to the media way too much. There is no need for that type of stuff. It pissed me off to see him pat himself on the back yesterday for Beckham's success.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:35 PM) Poreda has to get in the rotation. We'd see Carassco in the 2nd inning. The sooner people realize he's basically Neal Cotts V2.0, and not Matt Thorton V2.0, the quicker they'll pray he's dealt while he still has some value.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:35 PM) Aaron really helping his cause........ I don't blame Ozzie, Poreda is nothing like what he was billed as.

Why in the f*** did Ozzie leave him in to face Reimold? Poreda needs to be on a plane back to Charlotte TONIGHT!

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:34 PM) I know some will say Guillen shouldn't have brought him into this situation, but Poreda was nowhere near the zone that AB. He's not helping himself out. Every pitching opportunity has to be taken advantage of. Quite simply, he's just awful right now. His stuff blows, and he has no control at all.

It's like Ozzie is using this opportunity to prove his point he made yesterday.

Ugh, he's so terrible! I hope with each passing day he's traded. I'd rather see Gobble face a LHP any day compared to Poreda. Oh, and why is he still in the game?

For me, this is the worst type of situation for Poreda. We all know his control is pretty awful so far. We can't let Baltimore blow this open.

The gift that has never given, Nick Swisher, just botched a liner and Tigers are about to take the lead.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:28 PM) Seriously though.....about 4 batters ago would be a great time to change pitchers.... You know Ozzie always tries to get the starter past the 5th to try and get them a win. Jose has just become a huge question mark for the 2nd half, IMO.

And a HBP. Awful, he better get taken out of this game.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 08:27 PM) Who, Contreras or Castro? Heh. Maybe this will finally convince Ozzie to use Castro against LHP and actually to utilize his best attribute.

Where does this rank among the all-time worst defensive performances by a catcher in a game? Matt LeCroy might lose his top spot.

PULL HIM NOW! Wild pitch allows another run. This is a very troubling start for Contreras and raises some huge red flags.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 08:24 PM) I could see a grand slam here. Kinda feel like the flood gates could break. Indeed...he's been falling behind and making so many bad pitches, it's just a matter of time.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 08:24 PM) Would BA have had a better shot at that? Sinking drive to center. Nah

Jeez, this is really awful by Contreras. He can't throw his forkball, so he has really no out pitch against these guys.

Umpire is really squeezing Jose now. Ozzie better get someone up in the pen, as Jose clearly has nothing today. He needs to limit the damage here.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:17 PM) Really, Fathom? Do we have to call out a post on a message board? I'm posting my thoughts, do I have to appeal to the wider audience? I mean, I try to do that as often as possible, but I'm working on impulse and reaction here. I'm just saying that the games I can't watch and have to follow the action on here, if I saw someone say it was crushed with no other details, I'd figure it was a homer. Sorry, don't take it personal...more of a PSA to everyone.

Tough inning coming up for Contreras.