5/18 @ Phillies

[Laser Show]

A couple of questionable calls. But nothing obvious yet

[Station 13]

Just aim at Salty crotch.

[BornToRun]

This phillies announcer should do everyone a favor and slit his wrists. Homer douche

[FredLynn]

This one is probably already over. We aren't getting four runs off Hamels.

Thanks Bard you jerk. Back to the pen when we sign Oswalt.

[BornToRun]

This one is probably already over. We aren't getting four runs off Hamels.

Thanks Bard you jerk. Back to the pen when we sign Oswalt.

 

You are just pathetic.

[Laser Show]

+Oswalt

+Dice-k

 

-Buchholz

-Bard

 

Come on already. Bard would be our best arm from the pen.

[BornToRun]

Ruiz a 5 tool player? Rofl

[FredLynn]

+Oswalt

+Dice-k

 

-Buchholz

-Bard

 

Come on already. Bard would be our best arm from the pen.

 

DiceK sucks too.

[mvp 78]

You are just pathetic.

 

Obviously one bad inning is enough to push him to the pen.

[BornToRun]

Well this isn't the best start to an outing.

[FredLynn]

Game over.

Celtics on TV in a half hour.

[jacksonianmarch]

Obviously one bad inning is enough to push him to the pen.

 

he's been below average this whole season.

[Station 13]

GTFO Bard.

[Laser Show]

DiceK sucks too.

 

Lesser of 3 evils.

[BornToRun]

Game over.

Celtics on TV in a half hour.

 

I don't care what you say or what anyone else might say in your defense, you are not a red sox fan. You just aren't.

[BornToRun]

Lesser of 3 evils.

 

Did you not see buch last two starts? And you're willing to ditch bard and one disastrous inning? Dice k is awful, dude. He's bad

[FredLynn]

Obviously one bad inning is enough to push him to the pen.

 

Daniel Bard 2012 stats: ERA 4.93 WHIP: 1.62

He had his chance. He doesn't have starter stuff. He is very good in the pen for one inning, but he sucks as a starter (see the stats above). The TEAM cannot afford to allow this embarassment to continue. I could not care less what Daniel Bard wants; back to the pen *******.

[mvp 78]

he's been below average this whole season.

 

As have been your injury predictions. Pineda back yet?

[Palodios]

I get home from work and they're already down four zip. With Hamels on the mound and no-DH. Awesome.

[BornToRun]

he's been below average this whole season.

 

Says you

[jung]

Is Gonzolez trying to go deep on the first pitch every AB now?

 

No, if you look carefully, AGonz first pitch swings at anything on the outer half that looks like it is belt high....and I mean anything...because he is trying to go the other way as often as possible.

 

I do think this is no longer a secret and pitchers are now trying to get the ball a little farther outside or a little farther low and outside and get Agonz to chase a little bit. The pitch from Hamels that he swung at is more like the kind of pitch he wants so that was not a particularly good pitch from Hamels. However, I have never liked first pitch swinging...it hurts the team effort to drive the opposing pitchers pitch count....it often reduces the opportunity of getting a walk which Ross got right after Agonz, you may be out before you even give yourself a chance to acclimate to the pitchers release point and arm angle and, if you don't put the ball in play you are down in the count right away. The hitter does not even know what is coming at that point so you don't even learn anything from the at bat.

 

There is nothing sweeter to a pitcher than the sound of Strike 1.

[jacksonianmarch]

As have been your injury predictions. Pineda back yet?

 

really? LOLOLOL. You're an idiot.

[BornToRun]

Daniel Bard 2012 stats: ERA 4.93 WHIP: 1.62

He had his chance. He doesn't have starter stuff. He is very good in the pen for one inning, but he sucks as a starter (see the stats above). The TEAM cannot afford to allow this embarassment to continue. I could not care less what Daniel Bard wants; back to the pen *******.

 

He's the 5th starter and that era was 4.30 heading into tonight.

[markj]

Evening All,

 

Starting out well here. This keeps up and we won't see Paps at all. <_>

[BornToRun]

really? LOLOLOL. You're an idiot.

 

How are you, pot? Have you met kettle yet?

[FredLynn]

Says you

 

See the statistics I provided.

Do you have anything that makes you think Bard is doing a good job? If so, lets see it.

[FredLynn]

Evening All,

 

Starting out well here. This keeps up and we won't see Paps at all. <_>

 

Well, Mark. Welcome over.

Too bad it is starting this way.

[jacksonianmarch]

Says you

 

1.54WHIP thus far with 23K and 20BB in 37.2IP. He's lost power and control out of the rotation and has allowed over 3 baserunners every 2 innings. Now, obviously, there are a lot of pitchers on my favorite team with worse stats, but Bard is under the microscope since he is making a switch. And his early results have been decidedly below average. And that inning didnt help

[FredLynn]

He's the 5th starter and that era was 4.30 heading into tonight.

 

Its 4.93 right now. Are you happy with that? Is that the kind of ERA that will get this TEAM back into contention?

[FredLynn]

Its 4.93 right now. Are you happy with that? Is that the kind of ERA that will get this TEAM back into contention?

 

OOPS...its 5.12 now. And climbing.

This experiment should be over.