should be 5-3.

Lambert's stuff looks good

Lambert is a stud, im loving his progress this year

Ok Jimmy

3 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

Vaughn has been terrible tonight. Sit him down. 

I'm ok with this

Lopez and Lambert are as good or better than the expensive relievers Hahn signed this off-season yet I'm sure his takeaway will still be that this team needs even more investment in the bullpen.

3 minutes ago, hankchifan said:

It was a no brainer.  Sosa is an automatic out.

 

1 minute ago, CentralChamps21 said:

He's gotten no brainers wrong before

Exactly. TLR literally just has to manage by the numbers.

Lambert wicked slider

that.....is not a pitch you plan to give up contact on

Fucking Dubon!

Just now, CentralChamps21 said:

Lambert has been good lately but sticking him into a tie game with Lopez and Graveman both available is risky.

It is insane.  Two games ago Lambert came in and he got hit hard.  This is a very high leverage situation not suitable for a rookie. TLR giveth and then taketh away.

I ate all my fingernails.

Lambert looks like a keeper for the rest of the year. 

i thought that went a lot further off the bat

Nice inning.  

And Lambert looks like keeper for next year also. 

Finish this off and be a game back.

Wow this was blasted!

3 minutes ago, tray said:

I ate all my fingernails.

TLR never makes it easy for the fans.

1 minute ago, maloney.adam said:

Wow this was blasted!

They really need to call him up. He solves a lot of issues for this team.

Just now, maloney.adam said:

Wow this was blasted!

To pull what I put in the minor league games thread:

2 minutes ago, Quin said:

Just to give context to Colas' tear right now, his home run rate in Birmingham is 8.9 AB/HR.

Here's the top 20 all time:

Rank	Player (age that year)	AB per HR	Year	PA	Bats
1.	Barry Bonds (36)	6.52	2001	664	L
2.	Mark McGwire (34)	7.27	1998	681	R
3.	Josh Gibson+ (25)	7.80	1937	183	R
4.	Mark McGwire (35)	8.02	1999	661	R
5.	Mark McGwire (32)	8.13	1996	548	R
6.	Barry Bonds (39)	8.29	2004	617	L
7.	Babe Ruth+ (25)	8.48	1920	617	L
8.	Barry Bonds (38)	8.67	2003	550	L
9.	Barry Bonds (37)	8.76	2002	612	L
10.	Babe Ruth+ (32)	9.00	1927	691	L
11.	Sammy Sosa (32)	9.02	2001	711	R
12.	Aaron Judge (30)	9.13	2022	496	R
13.	Babe Ruth+ (26)	9.15	1921	693	L
14.	Jim Thome+ (31)	9.23	2002	613	L
15.	Josh Gibson+ (27)	9.27	1939	123	R
16.	Mark McGwire (33)	9.31	1997	657	R
17.	Mickey Mantle+ (29)	9.52	1961	646	B
18.	Hank Greenberg+ (27)	9.59	1938	681	R
19.	Roger Maris (26)	9.67	1961	698	L
20.	Luke Voit (29)	9.68	2020	234

He's doing all that while sporting a .353/.439./920 line with a 9.2% walk rate and 23.5% strikeout rate. It's not like he's only hitting home runs. He's just fucking raking. 

We could use that from a left handed centerfielder right about now, even if there's growing pains.

1 minute ago, maloney.adam said:

Wow this was blasted!

What are we waiting to bring him up?  He has 17 homers and is a lefty.

Engel needs to run…and try to steal 

plate discipline!

 

put in engel, tony

1 minute ago, Quin said:

To pull what I put in the minor league games thread:

We could use that from a left handed centerfielder right about now, even if there's growing pains.

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