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Johnson looked good that inning.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:47 PM) Eaton Saladino Frazier Cabrera Abreu Lawrie Avila Garcia (DH) Jackson Best line up we got right now probably

Thank god!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:11 PM) Totally. A manager puts players in a position to succeed and they do 100% of the time. I don't see where I said that but ok.

Of course

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) That's why he gets blamed when any player doesn't perform. I get it. Doesn't make it accurate. It is the situations he puts them in most of the time

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:05 PM) Pretty sure he only wanted to use Duke in general. That is just dumb IMO

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:04 PM) Or he can listen to his pitching coach who he trusts. But then it wouldn't be so fun on message boards would it. I'm sure we all know what actually goes on in the dugout and the conversations between the two. Coop is at fault too, no doubt but everyone has been tired of Robin for nearly 2 years now.

Either put in Garcia or Saladino for this AB

That was Abreu's pitch. Great job

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:00 PM) I'm not a fan of Ventura but Cooper makes most of the pitching decisions. I never see him criticized. Robin is the manager, he has the final say.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:59 PM) I agree, but Robin already used Duke for the 7th. I know that. Read the first thing I said in my post lol

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:56 PM) Robin should have let Albers start the 8th. Career-wise, Santana is worse against righties than lefties. Kipnis is better vs. righties, but it's not like he got out vs. Duke. No, you use Albers in the 7th when you are up by 3 and the bottom third coming up in the line up. You then use Duke for Santana, Kipnis, and Lindor if neither of the other 2 get on and if they do you go to Nate Jones. It is really that simple. And no Santana is hitting .150 against LHP

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:54 PM) You do if you paid your money you earned and the player or players deserve it. Albers does as does Ventura. They both f***ing suck. If I sucked at my job as much as they do I would have been fired a week ago (in Albers' case) and 1.5 years ago (in Robin's case) You can't just release a RP who has had a tough 4-5 games, they all do it.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:52 PM) Duke pitching to Santana and Kipnis at least made a little sense. Using Albers over Jones was simply awful. It made tons of sense if he didn't use him in the 7th inning against the 7-8-9 hitters when Robin knows Santana who is awful against LHP, Kipnis, and Lindor were coming up in the 8th. It was f***ing stupid

QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:51 PM) For me it started with pulling Latos with 3 run lead in the 7th at 80ish pitches. With the 7-8-9 hitters coming up

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:48 PM) I am confused here... The bullpen fails and somehow that's Ventura's fault? Get a grip people Are you watching the game and see what he has done tonight?

Oh here comes Robin to now bring in Jones with 2 outs in the 8th and nobody on..

Jesus christ. Too many of the same pitch

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:38 PM) I said you had to leave him in to get out two lefties, but I just couldn't fathom him letting BOTH of them reach base. And it does seem like eons since he's had to pitch to five batters. Putting Jones in there was probably the best play...because Albers doesn't have the stuff to dominate right now. Duke should not have been used in the 7th, it is as simple as that to be honest. Albers should have been used in the 7th and Duke to start the 8th with Jones waiting just in case.

I absolutely hate how Robin uses a bullpen

Since Robin decided to bring in Duke last inning, he is going to be overused

Wow, that was a good throw and not a good send

Abreu keeps swinging at inside pitches

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2016 -> 06:14 PM) It is strange. Bottom of the order, you had Putnam up and warm and then you bring in Duke for an entire inning? Albers warming up now. I guess they can use Jennings there, hard to understand Ventura sometimes. You would think you would want your best LHP in facing their best left handed hitter and a switch hitter who is much worse against LHP. But I am not a manager so what do I know