2023 Game Thread

[Erick]

What’s the purpose of warming up Puk if he’s not even going to pitch to Stott?

Soriano should be warming up to face Realmuto. This game is over.

[Erick]

Skip Schumaker had a nice 1st half, but he’s getting exposed in this 2nd half.

[Nick]

Hey Puk, I know you've been struggling. No worries just come in with the bases loaded, nobody out and the best catcher in the game up.

[fish16]

skip has been a complete disaster for close to a month now.

[fish16]

pulls sandy but leaves cueto in.

[lou]

I would say no, but Skip will probably have him back out there for the 7th.

It was an obvious no. They deserve to lose sending Cueto out 3rd time through after that gift of 6 innings.

I'm not sure when these baseball folks are going to realize only # 3 or better SP should ever be going third time through. Do they watch the Rays?

[lou]

pulls sandy but leaves cueto in.

Two absolutely perplexing moves.

Do we know if the FO calls these down though?

[fish16]

im fine with him starting the inning because of the state of the bullpen after last night, but how do you let him load the bases before getting pulled? There is no consistent rhyme or reason to anything skip has done for weeks

[Erick]

It was an obvious no. They deserve to lose sending Cueto out 3rd time through after that gift of 6 innings.

I'm not sure when these baseball folks are going to realize only # 3 or better SP should ever be going third time through. Do they watch the Rays?

To be fair, some of it was bad luck but still a terrible decision, I agree.

And bringing in Puk is LOL.

[Nick]

Puk's missed horribly with his fastball last two pitches.

[rmc523]

im fine with him starting the inning because of the state of the bullpen after last night, but how do you let him load the bases before getting pulled? There is no consistent rhyme or reason to anything skip has done for weeks

Agree with this assessment. Let him start it, but he should've been pulled earlier.

[Nick]

Burger D.

[fish16]

puk has had brazoban/pinto levels of control recently.

[Nick]

Damn, Bell did barely move there.

[Erick]

Josh Bell is the switch hitting version of Mike Jacobs. His defense is awful.