8/12 Sox @ O's

[d-money]

This bullpen is a mess. This all happening after getting the first two outs.

[vegasbob]

I have no idea what Thornburg is doing.

 

What he's not doing is finishing his pitching motion, leaving his right arm trailing his body by a wide margin. The ball predictably winds up high and outside to a LH hitter. Now he's over 20 pitches and butchering the game for Sale possibly

[Tedballgame]

Hope its not 3-2 O's after this AB.

[FredLynn]

Take him out right now

[jung]

What he's not doing is finishing his pitching motion, leaving his right arm trailing his body by a wide margin. The ball predictably winds up high and outside to a LH hitter. Now he's over 20 pitches and butchering the game for Sale possibly

 

He's not doing anything right. He almost fell off the back of the mound on one of those pitches.

[TedWilliams101]

Should have let Sale start the 6th. I'm not sure I've ever seen a regular starter have a pitch cap under 70 coming back from a short DL stint, let alone when's hes unhittable...

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Cora is quick taking out a pitcher, who didn't need to be taken out. Cora is slow taking out pitchers, who should be taken out.

[Station 13]

f***ing ******* after ******* out this bullpen.

[jung]

I just don't know how you have a stint like that. There are bad stints. That happens. But a careless stint. You're almost falling off the back of the mound, not finishing in some cases, just all over the place. What does he expect. Does he expect to just throw his glove out on the mound and pitches just magically happen.

[d-money]

Throw f***ing strikes!!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Tough bringing in a reliever with bases loaded. Cora's strong point as a manager is the players like him.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This isn't the '27 Yankems you're pitching to.

[jung]

Tough bringing in a reliever with bases loaded. Cora's strong point as a manager is the players like him.

 

Who and how many guys does he actually have out there. These guys have got to come in and pitch. We are over 2/3 of the way through the season and other than some antics they really have not done a darn thing from that pen.

[TedWilliams101]

Taking out Sale so early when cruising is a huge, stupid mistake that I hope doesn't cost them a win

[a700hitter]

More bullpen woes.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bra man saves Boston's bacon again.

[vegasbob]

Thornburg's s*** eating grin as Brasier cleans up his mess

[d-money]

Could have been a disaster. Thank goodness but shouldn’t gotten to that point.

[FredLynn]

f***ing ******* after ******* out this bullpen.

 

Our ******* just struck a guy out with the bases loaded. This is not a bad bullpen at all. They are fourth in the league in ERA...I will take that.

[a700hitter]

Brasier has been money. Thornburg is still looking for consistency.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This would be a good time for Brasier to ask for a raise.

[jung]

We do know that Sale went out with shoulder stiffness and missed three starts right? What are we going to do if Sale goes down in August? Are we really that worried about an inning more of pitching against the O's in the face of the mess they are in if Sale does more to that shoulder at this point?

 

They have to pitch out of that pen. They have to at least come in and try. Thornburg didn't even try! Is he drunk?

[d-money]

Our ******* just struck a guy out with the bases loaded. This is not a bad bullpen at all. They are fourth in the league in ERA...I will take that.

 

Really? I don’t know. It’s very shaky and they will have to get big outs come October.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice bunt by our catcher.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm surprised Cobb's name was mentioned more often before trade deadline.

[Tedballgame]

Braiser has to be in the 8th inning conversation.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm surprised Cobb's name was mentioned more often before trade deadline.

 

But I guess the O's have to have someone to build their staff around.

[FredLynn]

Really? I don’t know. It’s very shaky and they will have to get big outs come October.

 

There are 8 bullpens in the AL that are shakier.

[Tedballgame]

Taking out Sale so Hearly when cruising is a huge, stupid mistake that I hope doesn't cost them a win

They have to be careful with Sale. They are up 9 1/2 games.

[jung]

I would not mind seeing Cora take it easy on the rotation from now till the end of the season because we have no pen. We are kidding ourselves. Its a jack in the box pen even more than pens are normally at least for a contending team. Cora has got to be able to depend on something...ANYTHING. What would you say he can depend on at this point? Has Brassier pitched enough so that you are just going to toss him into post season play. He is going to have to get more chances down the stretch and the rest of them are going to have to show some reason for Cora to have some expectations from them. If that costs us a few wins down the stretch FINE.....Setting some season record for regular season wins is not going to mean much if they get bounced out on their ears AGAIN.