job well done, borkowski. see ya in a few days when you come ruin another game. great managing, coop.
Bumkowski should be the very last option in our bullpen. Even Moehler should be ahead of him. Bumkowski should only be brought in when we are losing big or winning big. When I say winning big, I mean at least a 5 run lead. Better yet, we should just cut his ass and bring in an average, unproven arm from the minors.
What is going on out there. Seems like every time the Dbacks put bat to ball it goes a long long way and we have no play on it
it really doesnt, but moehler, borkowski, and villareal do. moehler's long relief, and your long reliever ain't ever gonna be cy young material, so i give him a pass. borkowski and villareal should never be pitching in crucial situations. cooper's an idiot for letting him.
Love how we really took advantage of Bourn pinch running. It took all of a few pitches to end the inning with only 1 out. Of course, Pence finished things off with another SO.
Yeah, Blum swinging away on the first pitch with the runner going, just frustrated me to no end. Is there no "take" signs for our hitters?!? Bourn at second with two shots to drive him in turns into Bourn parked at first to end the inning, frustrating.
No, out bullpen really does suck balls. That means we are way below average compared to the rest of the league. I don't see how anybody can make a case otherwise. I don't care how good Brocail has looked, he's not going to keep it up. He is an average pitcher, at absolute best. He was average in his prime. Valverde is the best thing in our pen and he's been shaky this season. Wright may end up being pretty decent, but he is way too raw to make any real judgment yet. Geary is probably our second best in the pen and that isn't saying much. We have a crappy bullpen, overall. And our starting rotation may be worse than the pen. The only pitchers that will likely be worth keeping for next season are Oswalt, Valverde and Wright. The rest just don't matter.
Borkowski looked really, really nasty the other night against Arizona with 2 strikeouts. Not tonight clearly...
Who should have pitched there? Keep in mind - you're in the 6th inning. Wright has already pitched, and you've already ruled out three others pitching in close games. Who pitches the rest of the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th innings?
