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QUOTE (Dunt @ May 18, 2016 -> 10:16 PM) Cannot believe that massive division lead is just going to evaporate in a weeks time 5 games isn't exactly massive... We all knew that this was going to happen at some point. The real question is do they have what it takes to turn it around. I wish I could force myself to be optimistic... but reality kind of feels like reality is slapping us across the face right now.

Soooooo

Wow Lawrie just looks sooooo bad lately. He needs to sit for at least a day. This entire team has a real issue with swining at inside pitches off the plate. Avi has gone back to hack and slash at everything.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 18, 2016 -> 07:38 PM) Trade Cabrera. He hasn't shown us anything tonight' How dare he get upset at Melky for hitting into a double play. The audacity.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 18, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) Isn't safe vs. out a judgement call? I can understand balls and strikes, but they review catcher's interference. They review baserunner interference. Why not batter interference? Yeah it should be reviewable... it's the same in essence as many things they review already.

Okay there was a lot of back and forth about the rule in the game thread. However the umpires not responsible for Albers completely losing it 3 games in a row.

bad call... but runner wouldnt have been out so inning would have continued.

1-5 in our last 6... That doesn't worry me so much as the collapse of our bullpen.

Yeah... can bury the heads in the sand if we want.. but the bullpen is looking very very shaky all the sudden.

Wow he has gone from great to not even usuable. That's 3 straight appearances where he is throwing junk down the middle on 0-2. Unbelievable.

QUOTE (harkness @ May 17, 2016 -> 10:39 PM) Boy he does strike out alot doesnt he. Actually tied for 3rd in the AL in strike outs.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ May 17, 2016 -> 10:38 PM) Jesus, Brett Lawrie is a freaking strikeout machine. Boy he does strike out alot doesnt he.

pretty telling that they pitch to abreau and don't walk him to face garcia. No one is that afraid of Abreau right now... making himself too easy of an out.

A slump was going to happen. Does that mean tehy will rebound? not neccessarily. But much too early to panic.

Great start... hopefully the bullpen comes back around.

I really don't get the "good basetball" game and we lost. I thought our batters today reminded me of the last few years. In the last 4 innings especially we swung it seemed like at every pitch well inside. It's like they had to catch a movie at 3 o clock or something. They didn't look mentally into it at all today.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 11, 2016 -> 06:42 PM) Not really. Opponents were hitting .353 against him this season in daytime appearances. I guess Robin played the % and lost. The problem was that it was sanchez batting... not the pitcher.

Didn't agree at all with the hit and run...

Avi was doing great at not swinging at crap... last couple games I noticed he is starting to slowly fall back into the habit of being swing happy.

I've always been apprehensive about Ventura - but I can't really blame him for last night. The Bullpen has had a couple rough nights in a row... it was going to happen eventually. Last night was horrible beyond belief - If I'm going to blame anyone its Albers... he might have been taxed or tired or a million different things. But on 2 strikes two batters in a row he left pitches right over the heart of the plate - those two bad pitches were the biggest reason we lost. He doesn't do that we still are up 11-8 or around that and the game is still ours. Now we just have to hope these guys can get their confidence back.

That was one of the worse losses I can remember in a long time. They need to bounce back and shake it off.

Albers two straight at bats with 2 strikes... throwing the ball right down the middle. WTF

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 9, 2016 -> 05:28 PM) You guys act like he's basically performing standup during the call. How many jokes does Jason crack during a full game?? Is he like Jay Leno?? A little levity is OK IMO. I mean is it Henny Youngman revisited? Is he doing this: "Hey Steve, a guy was walking on Lake Shore Drive when a guy approached him and said ..."hey guy can u spare a dollar?" Levity is fine. His voice is okay also. He says some things that are funny. But he also says some things that are Mad corny.

I nearly forgot about the double play with 1 and 3 and 1 out.

WOW