June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(rudylaw @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:16 PM) K Keeping runs off the board is Mission:Impossible for our bullpen? Is that what we're doing?
June 2, 200619 yr Looking at the Detroit bullpen and I must say I am jealous right now. So many guys with ERAs under 3. Do we have any? Edited June 2, 200619 yr by BigSqwert
June 2, 200619 yr Appearantly the bullpen isn't a problem, it's all Politte he's just making them look bad. SS and CF are the real problems. This bullpen needs to be repaired and sooner rather than later.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:15 PM) UGLY i hate to get on a guy who has pitched as well as contreras, but tonight is a perfect example of how we need to ride our SP throughout the year. We dont have a deep pen, plain and simple, so we need our starters to go at least 6 every night. obviuosly that won't happen every night, but this is what happens when you starters dont go deep.....your bullpen gets exposed alot more...and when its not deep and you cant get it to cotts/jenks you are gonna be in trouble.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:18 PM) This bullpen needs to be repaired and sooner rather than later. Kenny...are you listening??
June 2, 200619 yr I think Jenks is our only semi-consistent pitcher and he isn't even pitching a ton lately.
June 2, 200619 yr its too hard too win when u dont have a solid righty out of the bullpen. det:zumaya, 2.92 era cle:betancourt, 3.21 minn:rincon,2.00 sox: ??? we must be the only contending team w/out a solid righty setup man, cotts and matt have been ok. Edited June 2, 200619 yr by Melissa1334
June 2, 200619 yr Author Cotts and Politte are totally ineffective-who would have thought that these 2 are likely being replaced by Thurmond and Nelson
June 2, 200619 yr i hate to add even more insult, but juan cruz, who KW was interested in....tossed 7 innings shutout ball tonight
June 2, 200619 yr Thome, Dye, and Konerko, even Crede and AJ can't be expected to keep up their current pace. Runs, especially if Anderson and/or Uribe don't pick it up, aren't going to be coming at the same pace. Pitching needs to improve. The bullpen needs to be fixed, and it probably will take a small miracle for KW to pull it off.
June 2, 200619 yr Ah cool. Its time for the annual jumping off a bridge thread. I luv drama queens [digs into popcorn bowl]
June 2, 200619 yr Author Right-with most teams short in starting pitchers, no one will give us relief help
June 2, 200619 yr Politte is done. That's painfully obvious. McCarthy couldn't a worse reliever if he tried. He's a horses*** excuse for a reliever.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:21 PM) Cotts and Politte are totally ineffective-who would have thought that these 2 are likely being replaced by Thurmond and Nelson Strom Thurmond?
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:21 PM) Cotts and Politte are totally ineffective-who would have thought that these 2 are likely being replaced by Thurmond and Nelson in all honesty...i hate to be that guy looking for optimism after at horrid few days, but politte wont pitch this poorly all year, if he comes around, which i think he will eventually....and thornton/cotts/jenks do what they have we will get better...that said we certainly do need insurance and another quality arm if we want to be real contenders to the crown again note: before i get jumped on about politte...by coming around...i mean more in line with a high 3 ERA than his 2 ERA last year Edited June 2, 200619 yr by daa84
June 2, 200619 yr Remember when Ozzie was saying McCarthy could be the closer early on? I don't buy that he can't be effective in the pen because he's meant to be a starter...I really wanna see him step up...
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:19 PM) its too hard too win when u dont have a solid righty out of the bullpen. det:zumaya, 2.92 era cle:betancourt, 3.21 minn:rincon,2.00 sox: ??? we must be the only contending team w/out a solid righty setup man, cotts and matt have been ok. Hey, maybe our minors could produce someone capable of posting a sub 4 ERA? No? Well, what about a sub 5 ERA? No?! Sub 10ERA?! Yeah, we could probably get that.
June 2, 200619 yr I just want to know what happened after the 11-0 win? Did Cleveland sack up or did we somehow turn comatose? Welcome back to the pennant race, Tribe assholes.
June 2, 200619 yr Wheres Luis Vizcaino when we need him... seriously... no I am not meaning for this to be green. :banghead
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(greg775 @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:24 PM) I just want to know what happened after the 11-0 win? Did Cleveland sack up or did we somehow turn comatose? Welcome back to the pennant race, Tribe assholes. A little from column A...a lot from column B...
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 09:24 PM) Wheres Luis Vizcaino when we need him... seriously... no I am not meaning for this to be green. :banghead pen depth is def. an issue when the SP only goes 5 and is not effective...especially against the best hitting team in the majors...viz sure would look nice, but im also glad we have vazquez and his 6 wins instead of el duque and his 2......4 wins is certainly more than viz would have contributed
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(greg775 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 02:24 AM) I just want to know what happened after the 11-0 win? Did Cleveland sack up or did we somehow turn comatose? Welcome back to the pennant race, Tribe assholes. Did people really expect the Indians to be a .500 team all season? They've had a lot of injuries to their entire pitching staff, and they've got their guys back healthy. Their hitting is AWESOME, especially if Broussard and Blake keep it up.
June 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 02:24 AM) Wheres Luis Vizcaino when we need him... seriously... no I am not meaning for this to be green. :banghead He's chillin with Chris Young, in a trade we're going to curse for a long time could have used BMac as fifth starter, kept Viz and had Young for CF.
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