alexgtp Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Is it me or are these guys lately the only bright spots on out pitching staff lately. I remember criging having to watch the COUNT pithc.. Now I look forwarrd to his dominance.. And BMAC 2 shutout games against BOSOX and TX...and right now has 6 K's against the Angels.. WHY oh WHy ozzie didnt you have him start..today :banghead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Because B-mac is no Roger Clemens. Just ask Ozzie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhillegas Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 i feel like i have to be on crack to say this but i would use contreras and mccarthy 1-2 if we were to make the playoffs and there isnt some consistent improvement out of buerhle or garland. neither pitcher seems capable of handling juggernaut offenses like boston or NY...perhaps our chances would be better with relative unknowns (mccarthy) and our "best-stuff" guy (contreras). i canjava script:emoticon(':huh:') smiliet believe im saying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatScott82 Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Sep 11, 2005 -> 08:54 PM) i feel like i have to be on crack to say this but i would use contreras and mccarthy 1-2 if we were to make the playoffs and there isnt some consistent improvement out of buerhle or garland. neither pitcher seems capable of handling juggernaut offenses like boston or NY...perhaps our chances would be better with relative unknowns (mccarthy) and our "best-stuff" guy (contreras). i canjava script:emoticon(':huh:') smiliet believe im saying this. i agree. Jon and Mark need to step it up big time. I remember in 2003 down the stretch in September those 2 guys didn't come through in the big game vs the Twins. Its almost as if they just run out of juice come September. Right now Jose and BMac are the bright spots of our rotation. El-duque needs to be demoted to the pen- amd promote Bmac to the rotation (Its time for Ozzie to get rid of his 'Dusty Baker-esque' buddy system and go with the hot hand), Garcia isn't too bad, but he could be ALOT better, Jon and Mark NEED TO STEP IT UP!!! By the end of the night it will be a 5.5 game lead. This doesn't look good at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggliopipe Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 sure, jon and mark have really been sucking up the joint lately. but imagine if one of them had won the cy young and had that chip to play in contract negotiations. phew! the mindset of a fan of a cheap team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 I got a feeling McCarthy will be making the next scheduled start in place of Duque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 yeah, i forsee a possible DL trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 QUOTE(hi8is @ Sep 11, 2005 -> 08:40 PM) yeah, i forsee a possible DL trip "Orlando Hernandez was placed on the 15-day DL today retroactive to September 7th, due to a bruised ego." Well I can dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 QUOTE(Capn12 @ Sep 12, 2005 -> 02:30 AM) "Orlando Hernandez was placed on the 15-day DL today retroactive to September 7th, due to a bruised ego." Well I can dream. He will be going on the 15-day DL with a case of whiplash (from watching batted balls flying past him at high rates of speed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Sep 11, 2005 -> 04:17 PM) (Its time for Ozzie to get rid of his 'Dusty Baker-esque' buddy system and go with the hot hand I've always respected Ozzie and his managerial style...but his timo and duque crushes are disturbing. Time to make McCarthy the 5th starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimH Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I got a feeling McCarthy will be making the next scheduled start in place of Duque. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It all depends who they want to throw vs. Cleveland next week Jason. They can have El Duque skip a start, his turn comes up next Sat. against the Twins. That sets up Garcia, Buehrle, Garland vs. Cleveland next week. If they keep El Duque in line for this Sat. vs. Minnesota, they can run McCarthy out there on Sunday and throw Contreras next Monday against Cleveland. Lots of ways this can play out, today's off day gives them several different options. One thing they'll likely consider is El Duque only threw 2 innings yesterday and he's a proud guy. They may look to this Sat. in Minny and gear him up to go 5 solid innings, then turn it over to the bullpen. Problem with that scenario is, El Duque has been largely ineffective. Maybe the short outing yesterday plus today's off day will recharge him a bit. At this point in the season, you step on the gas. They need a minimum 4 of 6 vs. KC and Minnesota. Both teams are pretty loose and it won't be easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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