Sox are winless without Yermin, just saying.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

You see how they’ve drastically reduced shifting?

The Sox got such a massive benefit from shifts last year and it's really impossible to overstate how ignorant going away from them is.

1 minute ago, ptatc said:

He can't have him pitch them all. With starters going so few innings now, everyone in the bullpen needs to be used. Bummer did not look good in LAA.

I never said I was complimenting him. I said I was waiting to see and not condemning it 1 week into the season.

He was fine more recently... just a one game blip. 

2 minutes ago, ptatc said:

He can't have him pitch them all. With starters going so few innings now, everyone in the bullpen needs to be used. Bummer did not look good in LAA.

I never said I was complimenting him. I said I was waiting to see and not condemning it 1 week into the season.

Bring in Bummer when there are 2 runners on and tying run at the plate. Or when Trout, Rendon, and Upton are coming up.

Bring in Foster in the 7th with the bases empty and Heuer or someone warming as backup.

Not hard.

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

Have to be able to put away hitters.  Saying someone pitched ok is like Bummer on opening night.  

Foster should not have faced another hitter after he was unable to finish off France....but noone was even warming up yet.  Unbelievably bad bullpen management.

Just now, Tony said:

They are going be 0-3 after the 5th lol.

Between this and Madrigal saying he can get 3000 hits...it's like our guys are too full of themselves. 

1 minute ago, fathom said:

You see how they’ve drastically reduced shifting?

Yeah TLR is way past his prime. We needed someone younger and with experience to lead this team. 

Just now, Balta1701 said:

Bring in Bummer when there are 2 runners on and tying run at the plate. Or when Trout, Rendon, and Upton are coming up.

Bring in Foster in the 7th with the bases empty and Heuer or someone warming as backup.

Was Heuer actually available today? 

Good thing we saved Hendriks until now. What a joke

At least Hendriks looks good

This Mariners offense is so bad. Only the crappy pitchers on the team had any issue with them.

Just now, wegner said:

Foster should not have faced another hitter after he was unable to finish off France....but noone was even warming up yet.  Unbelievably bad bullpen management.

lol it's like nothing has changed from the previous manager. 
 

1 minute ago, chw42 said:

Between this and Madrigal saying he can get 3000 hits...it's like our guys are too full of themselves. 

They were way too cocky heading into the year 

How bad was the base running mistake by Abreu?   Unavoidable or not?   Almost felt like expected punishment from the baseball gods. 

Just now, ron883 said:

Good thing we saved Hendriks until now. What a joke

If TLR is fine putting Hendricks in down 4, no reason he can’t put him in for Foster to “save the game” in the 6th

Just now, chw42 said:

lol it's like nothing has changed from the previous manager. 
 

RR was at least more flexible with bullpen roles than what we've seen this year. This usage of Bummer & Hendriks has been horrific.

Just now, chw42 said:

lol it's like nothing has changed from the previous manager. 
 

At least he shifted and didn’t think Billy Hamilton was a superstar

1 minute ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

At least Hendriks looks good

Too bad he doesn't get used unless it's a save situation or when he hasn't pitched in almost a week. 
 

10 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

You better believe if we struggle to meet expectations this year there will be excuses from the FO. They are gonna talk about growing pains from young guys and health. 

Of course they will spin excuses if this season falls apart. What else would they do?

Well gee if Hendriks is capable of pitching and Bummer as well it sure would have made sense to get one of them going when it was obvious Foster wasn't tricking anyone.

All TLR has to do is walk to the mound once it takes him like half an hour to get out there, either guy would have been warm by then.

Where is Jerry Narron?  Isn't he supposed to be TLR's babysitter?  Take the reigns Jerry JFC.

3 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Between this and Madrigal saying he can get 3000 hits...it's like our guys are too full of themselves. 

They say teams take after their manager right?

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Between this and Madrigal saying he can get 3000 hits...it's like our guys are too full of themselves. 

They are. How about make the playoffs in back to back seasons instead of anointing themselves as World Series contenders. It’s looking more like the last two weeks of last season was the real team and the rest was a fluke. 

Foster should be sent down. Bring up Johnson.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

This Mariners offense is so bad. Only the crappy pitchers on the team had any issue with them.

They’re much better than the Cubs, not saying much I know

https://mobile.twitter.com/MLBRandomStats/status/1379875643786199041

I watched Dusty Baker bring his closer into the 8th inning of a tie game vs the Angels yesterday. He's 71. It's not like older managers can't adapt, but what reason is there to believe that TLR is willing to do so?