Insp

Looks like Frazier wants to go back to hitting less than .200.

QUOTE (Insp @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 08:03 PM) So Avi's our RISP specialist. You just knew that there's a reason why he's stayed on the team all these years.

At least Lawrie swung on a pitch in the strike zone. That's a lot better than our other guys today.

Why are none of our hitters working the count?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 07:55 PM) When Hahn is the GM of the Newark Bears in 3 years, he can sign Avi to play CF How can that be when the Newark Bears no longer exist? http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/04/...city_again.html

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 07:26 PM) Anderson should be swinging out of his shoes on 2-0. He has no recognition of offspeed pitches at all On 2-0, you should be going for a walk.

Pretty sloppy win, but I'll take it.

Now, that's the way to bunt!

At least we're matching them error for error.

Brilliant deduction by Ventura: If Lawrie makes and error, then its time to pull Duke out.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 4, 2016 -> 03:31 PM) Obviously times have changed. The three inning save isn't how bullpens are set up Why not try to go back to the days when you didn't have such large bullpens as we have now?

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 4, 2016 -> 03:20 PM) Wut? Back in the day 3 inning saves were quite commonplace. Back in 1977, Goose Gossage pitched 177 innings as a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates largely with 3 inning saves.

What a horrible pitch for Cabrera to swing on.

The way Duke pitches, you'd never think that there was anyone on base when he came in. I'm all for another inning by Duke right here and perhaps even go for a 3 inning save.

Albers comes in and immediately gives up a double.

On Abreu's last AB, every pitch but the last one was outside of the strike zone, but he went down swinging like a drunken moron. Why can't he ever take a walk?

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 4, 2016 -> 02:44 PM) We can definitely rotate DHs between Navarro, Morneau and Melky. What makes you so sure Morneau won't be a total bust?

Whew!

They bunt at the most inappropriate times, so why not bunt with the bases loaded?

I'd prefer Avila as DH. At least he knows how to work the count and take walks.

Why all this defensive indifference?

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 3, 2016 -> 03:03 PM) Q deserves to win this game. And he certainly deserves some more run support here. Given how Frazier just swung on what would have been Balls 3 & 4, he must disagree with you.

J.B. Shmuck strikes again.

I know that people here love to rip on Avi, but with that walk, he's done more for this team today than Frazier or Lawrie has.

So we're doing better now than we do in most of Q's other starts?