June 14, 20223 yr Hopefully its not long term. Get him healthy and get him back! We have a short term solution on Graveman. If Joe Kelly is back then that is your setup guy. Get Bummer healthy as the 7th inning guy. You can also add bullpen pieces.
June 14, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: You do realize that Sousa was also warming up, right? Instead he went with Hendriks with 5 run lead to save Sousa for a high leverage spot on Saturday, which he failed, and the Sox lost. Give me a fucking break. He brings in Sousa after warming Hendriks and we have another Tanner Banks Indians meltdown you'd be the first one bitching on why Hendriks wasn't used. Please.
June 14, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Tnetennba said: Glad he pitched that meaningless inning on Friday. We now get to keep living this bullpen disaster indefinitely. Hooray. This is fucking stupid. Tony is reaching Trump levels where people want to blame him for literally everything.
June 14, 20223 yr 26 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: You realize he was 100% warmed up, right? With already a bullpen running on fumes there was no point to burn another arm in that situation. So instead of 'burning out' one of the other relievers you burn out your star closer.
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June 14, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Chimpton said: So instead of 'burning out' one of the other relievers you burn out your star closer. If your closer warms up 100%, he is being used. It's that simple. Especially after the Indians fiasco just a few weeks back.
June 14, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Chimpton said: So instead of 'burning out' one of the other relievers you burn out your star closer. That's what is commonly done when the closer is ready to go. Otherwise he may not be available the next day anyway.
June 14, 20223 yr Just now, HOFHurt35 said: If your closer warms up 100%, he is being used. It's that simple. Especially after the Indians fiasco just a few weeks back. The Indians fiasco can't be used as an excuse to always pitch your closer no matter what the lead. If you are seriously saying that Hendricks was the only reliever capable of defending a 5 run lead then we are in more trouble than I thought.
June 14, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, ptatc said: That's what is commonly done when the closer is ready to go. Otherwise he may not be available the next day anyway. The point is should the closer have been the one 'ready to go' in that situation.
June 14, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Chimpton said: The Indians fiasco can't be used as an excuse to always pitch your closer no matter what the lead. If you are seriously saying that Hendricks was the only reliever capable of defending a 5 run lead then we are in more trouble than I thought. That would be sensible time to use the worst reliever in your pen, instead of high leverage 1-2 run lead spots that TLR loves to deploy Sousa. At least he's Charlotte's problem for now.
June 14, 20223 yr Just now, Chimpton said: The point is should the closer have been the one 'ready to go' in that situation. TBF, the Sox stretched the lead in the bottom on the 8th. Still shouldn't have used Hendriks tho.
June 14, 20223 yr If 15 or so extra pitches if what landed him on the IL, he was going to end up there soon eventually.
June 14, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: TBF, the Sox stretched the lead in the bottom on the 8th. Still shouldn't have used Hendriks tho. Fair point.
June 14, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Chimpton said: The point is should the closer have been the one 'ready to go' in that situation. You clearly didn't watch the game. It was a tied game in the 8th inning and the Sox score all their runs with two outs. Hendriks was warmed and ready regardless of the outcome of that inning.
June 14, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, JoeC said: Not sure how Hendriks' injury is La Russa's fault. It's a lynch mob at this point. I truly hope he gets canned to see who these fans go after next. It was Leury to start the season but then if shifted to LaRussa, Interesting to see who's next because this team will continue to lose if it doesn't get healthy and Moncada and Grandal suck all the way to the end.
June 14, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, fathom said: If they thought it was a long-term thing, would they have made it retroactive? Either way, the answer is yes.
June 14, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, JoeC said: Not sure how Hendriks' injury is La Russa's fault. A lot of stuff is LaRussa's fault but this isn't one of them. If he comes and pitches in a tie game Saturday or Sunday I'm sure the result is the same.
June 14, 20223 yr How common is it for a pitcher with forearm tightness, to not have a UCL and need Tommy John surgery? Not very, I suspect.
June 14, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, Chimpton said: So instead of 'burning out' one of the other relievers you burn out your star closer. He hadn't pitched in three days.
June 14, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, fathom said: If they thought it was a long-term thing, would they have made it retroactive? He had to have had an MRI already I would think. Kopech had the results two hours after the game.
June 14, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Lillian said: How common is it for a pitcher with forearm tightness, to not have a UCL and need Tommy John surgery? Not very, I suspect. Crochet in 2020
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