hogan873 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Lopez looked pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 minute ago, mmmmmbeeer said: Uh, what? As Bennetti explained it, a safe call at home means that the runner has touched home plate and the run has scored. Play over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Mendick blown away by 89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, maxjusttyped said: All relievers are failed starters, but most of them aren't effective enough at starting to even make the bigs. Maybe there's something redeemable with Lopez. Him hitting 98 is very interesting... but probably not. Stuff usually isn't his issue. He had some issues with velo the past few years, but he always makes infuriatingly bad pitches in batches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 minute ago, chw42 said: Wait until you put him in a close game and he throws some hanging sliders. The first slider he threw to the last hitter was a hanging slider, but because he was out of the bullpen the guy wasn’t ready for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said: 1-21 I guess being a switch hitter fits into TLR obsession of righty-lefty and Lefty-righty match ups, but 1-21 is unacceptable and we should try someone else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, chw42 said: Stuff usually isn't his issue. He had some issues with velo the past few years, but he always makes infuriatingly bad pitches in batches. There were a lot of 93-94 fastballs as a starter the last couple of years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Mercedes Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Prob is Lopez would have little value to 2b sellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Tampa's offense has put up 18 runs with Cruz in the lineup. Let's not face them in the ALDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Keep pulling those grounders Timmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, fathom said: Keep pulling those grounders Timmy He should be killing guys like Suter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Balta1701 said: The first slider he threw to the last hitter was a hanging slider, but because he was out of the bullpen the guy wasn’t ready for it. He is looking better tonight than Ruiz, Heuer and Burr have looked recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I don't think Lopez has any value to rebuilding teams as an innings eater, and why would they want a lottery ticket 27 year old reliever? The ideal situation for Lopez might just be putting him in the Ruiz role to see if anything clicks for him as a full-time reliever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Mercedes Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, maxjusttyped said: I don't think Lopez has any value to rebuilding teams as an innings eater, and why would they want a lottery ticket 27 year old reliever? The ideal situation for Lopez might just be putting him in the Ruiz role to see if anything clicks for him as a full-time reliever. Pretty much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, Chick Mercedes said: Prob is Lopez would have little value to 2b sellers What do I care about Ruiz, Burr, and frankly, Heuer, based on their performance right now? All 3 can be sent down right? Lopez can’t be worse than them, because the worst he could be is awful and the way already have that. Send one of those 3 down when a trade is made and see if maybe, just maybe, Lopez out of the bullpen is something and we steal an extra decent reliever for the last 2 months? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: What do I care about Ruiz, Burr, and frankly, Heuer, based on their performance right now? All 3 can be sent down right? Lopez can’t be worse than them, because the worst he could be is awful and the way already have that. Send one of those 3 down when a trade is made and see if maybe, just maybe, Lopez out of the bullpen is something and we steal an extra decent reliever for the last 2 months? Heuer is someone they should offer to teams, just like they did in the offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) So...with Cleveland probably losing tonight and falling to exactly .500, I was wondering when we last beat a team above .500 on the road. Well, apparently it's been almost 3 months since that's happened. The last time it happened was against the Reds on May 4th. Even then, the Reds are a team barely above .500. So, the last time we actually beat a a good team on the road was against Boston on April 18th. This team has some serious issues to work out on the road. In the mean time, we've gone 0-1 against Boston, 0-3 against the Yankees, 0-4 against the Astros, and now 0-2 against the Brewers. That's a 10 game losing streak to good teams on the road. Edited July 25, 2021 by chw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just now, fathom said: Heuer is someone they should offer to teams, just like they did in the offseason I would not complain, he doesn’t help currently. But IMO, he’s a throw in based on his current performance. Would I do Heuer for Escobar? I don’t know ask me when sober, it’s Saturday night: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Dammit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Well, maybe a one inning reliever for Lopez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 minute ago, chw42 said: So...with Cleveland probably losing tonight and falling to exactly .500, I was wondering when we last beat a team above .500 on the road. Well, apparently it's been almost 3 months since that's happened. The last time it happened was against the Reds on May 4th. Even then, the Reds are a team barely above .500. So, the last time we actually beat a a good team on the road was against Boston on April 18th. This team has some serious issues to work out on the road. Which is exactly why it's more important to focus on getting the #1 seed than whether Cleveland can pull off a 100/1 shot and actually chase down the Sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanofDuPage Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, DanofDuPage said: Wow! I never thought that Rey Lo is the best thing that happened tonight! Oops! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 4 ks is still not terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 How the F do the same bum people beat us every series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I'd say that was an encouraging outing for Lopez, all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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