Diamondbacks vs. Giants thread April 29 - May 1

[BC867]

Wilson, Pennington and Marte are in the lineup tonight to support Cahill...

A.J. Pollock cf....... .266
M. Prado 3b.......... .216
P. Goldschmidt 1b.. .299
C. Ross rf............. .281
M. Montero c......... .198
A. Marte lf..............205
J. Wilson 2b.......... .231
C. Pennington ss.... .200
T. Cahill p............. .000

6 out of our 9 batters in tonight's lineup are hitting .216 or less. There are times that platoon baseball is not the best idea.

Cahill is probably downing a chocolate cake to put all those pounds back on just seeing it in print.

 

[unseenaz]

Cahill dealing.. guess I better hold off on the "5th Inning" T-shirts..

 

[JS22]

Cahill is showing what he can do if he just turns off his brain a little and PITCHES. His stuff has always been really, really good. He just seems to think too much.

 

[unseenaz]

Trouble brewing in the 9th..

 

[thirty-two]

Ugh, good job JJ.

Another blown save!

 

[unseenaz]

Just like that Cahill's performance wasted. ****

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Kirk Gibson is out managing himself.

 

[Lefty]

Another blown save by Putz. After tonight he better not be the closer. Anyone but Putz.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

How the heck do you let a guy bat in the 8th then pull him at 88 pitches?

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

I had a bad feeling as soon as Gibby left the dugout. Cahill was only at an easy 88 pitches. Have to put this one on Gibson, whatever the outcome.

 

[thirty-two]

Kirk Gibson is out managing himself.

I agree. Shoulda left Cahill in. He might have gotten a double play. Only had 80+ pitches at that point.

Effing JJ. Ugh!

 

[unseenaz]

Kirk Gibson is out managing himself.

What did Gibson do wrong?

 

[JS22]

Time to give JJ the boot.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

What did Gibson do wrong?

Let Cahill bat in the 8th and then pulled him at 88 pitches when he is on his way to a CG shutout?

 

[Lefty]

Time to give JJ the boot.

They should of traded him last year.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Another blown save by Putz. After tonight he better not be the closer. Anyone but Putz.

Correct. Hernandez or Bell

 

[unseenaz]

Pretty standard practice what Gibby did...

 

[82CardsGrad]

Once again no offense. And yes, Gibby made a big mistake in yanking Cahill. And yes, Putz has clearly overstayed his welcome...

 

[unseenaz]

Once again no offense. And yes, Gibby made a big mistake in yanking Cahill. And yes, Putz has clearly overstayed his welcome...

Too bad they just signed him long term. Stuck with him!

 

[Lefty]

Too bad they just signed him long term. Stuck with him!

Another brilliant move by the genius Towers.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

You know things are bad when you want Heath Bell

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Pretty standard practice what Gibby did...

Okay give me 5 examples in last two seasons where a manager let the pitcher hit at below 100 pitches and then yanked him after 1 batter in the 9th. It is standard and all....

 

[UncleChris]

Oops!!! Perhaps Putz can come down with "an elbow injury" and spend some time (at least 30 days) on the injured list.

5 saves against 4 blown saves? That's effing crazy....

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Okay give me 5 examples in last two seasons where a manager let the pitcher hit at below 100 pitches and then yanked him after 1 batter in the 9th. It is standard and all....

Heck I will take 3 examples. Good luck with that

 

[unseenaz]

Heck I will take 3 examples. Good luck with that

You have a pitcher who's throwing a great game.. 9th inning in a 1 run game, lead off hitter reaches base and your closer is ready and you bring him in..? How's that UNcommon. We're not talking about Verlander here buddy