tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post4054539524044665108..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: Well, that sucked.Tao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-73829300862199042372010-07-21T13:11:40.445-04:002010-07-21T13:11:40.445-04:00Lind needs a couple of weeks in the minors to reme...Lind needs a couple of weeks in the minors to remember what it was like to hit a ball hard. Gawd he's been awful. Doesn't have a clue anymore. Completely unexpected. We may have another Hinske on our hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-51275497846499665082010-07-20T20:51:00.973-04:002010-07-20T20:51:00.973-04:00Whoever told Lind to forget what he was doing last...Whoever told Lind to forget what he was doing last year and just focus on pulling the ball needs to be maple syrup'd and feathered. He's totally useless against lefties and any ball on the outer half. It's pathetic and sad.SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861389212599241745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-31516555156544351032010-07-20T15:08:33.747-04:002010-07-20T15:08:33.747-04:00I wonder if Gregg is back in with a save situation...I wonder if Gregg is back in with a save situation tonight?<br /><br />I say, Cito should keep running him out there. If he does well, he is a better chip. If he sucks then he can't say much.<br /><br />I'm not ready to give up on the season, but I would think Gregg is among those who will be moved. Anxiously awaiting AA's next move.<br /><br />As for BJ Ryan, yeah that didn't turn out well in the end, but I loved that first season. Dominant closers who enter to sinister theme songs make my nipples point to the heavens. Confused K victims walking back to the dugout shaking their heads are the lamentations of the wicked. Ask not for whom the bell tolls...and so forth.<br /><br />Would you believe I haven't even started drinking yet?Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-11904531013477494382010-07-20T13:15:39.325-04:002010-07-20T13:15:39.325-04:00Why does the boxscore show that Gregg threw 9 stri...Why does the boxscore show that Gregg threw 9 strikes and 12 balls? I think he was behind 1-0 on everyone. And yet in his interview he said he made his pitches and got beat. Huh. I guess he has no intention of throwing in the strike zone.sporklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882580896418770659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-59483590389034729762010-07-20T12:53:27.770-04:002010-07-20T12:53:27.770-04:00Camp's ability to strand inherited runners [to...Camp's ability to strand inherited runners [to me] makes him more valuable in his current role than he would be as a closer (where there would be no inherited runners).Matt_CCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-64707990685499748582010-07-20T12:36:14.543-04:002010-07-20T12:36:14.543-04:00Lind looks awful. Completely AWFUL.
If he were Sn...Lind looks awful. Completely AWFUL.<br /><br />If he were Snider, people would be calling for him to get sent down.<br /><br />I understand the desire to have a big time stopper in the bullpen, but let's keep in mind that this is the thinking that led to the Jays pouring big money into B.J. Ryan. (And how did you all like how that turned out?)Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61308066890638437282010-07-20T12:08:25.377-04:002010-07-20T12:08:25.377-04:00Lind made some terrible swings at pitches that wer...Lind made some terrible swings at pitches that were up and outside. The first time, I figured the hit and run must have been on. The second time, I guess he can't resist that outside pitch at the shoulders.<br /><br />It would be nice to have a reliable stopper though. Then again, anyone could give up a triple to Podsednick in that park. Once he did that, the writing was on the wall.<br /><br />That's your insight on the game from a fat guy who can barely get a single in lob pitch.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-48539643820939931082010-07-20T12:08:18.588-04:002010-07-20T12:08:18.588-04:00I'm sorry but isn't this the Kevin Gregg w...I'm sorry but isn't this the Kevin Gregg we knew we umm... they were getting? Decent enough but with occasional lapses? <br /><br />And I'm with Tao on Camp...there's something about him that just doesn't say closer.Jaysfan26noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-47798452875583955802010-07-20T11:52:16.669-04:002010-07-20T11:52:16.669-04:00"Any other team would have taken all that jun..."Any other team would have taken all that junk that he was leaving up in the zone and parked it in the heliosphere."<br /><br />But the Royals lead the league in batting average!!1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-66391147961948826942010-07-20T11:44:21.475-04:002010-07-20T11:44:21.475-04:00I personally don't blame Gregg for the loss, I...I personally don't blame Gregg for the loss, I blame him for sucking in general. I blame him for sucking on Saturday too, the Jays just happened to win that game.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-23553101586275464812010-07-20T10:49:06.863-04:002010-07-20T10:49:06.863-04:00The Royals are scrappy gamers. If they can't b...The Royals are scrappy gamers. If they can't beat it into the ground and run it out for an infield hit, they aren't swinging.<br /><br />Fair enough about Guillen, although if there were one guy in that lineup that I'd be throwing around, it would be him.<br /><br />Maybe I'm trying to hard to make excuses for Gregg. I guess that even if I have warmed up to Shawn Camp, I don't like him as the closer.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-80496303538516948712010-07-20T10:41:30.887-04:002010-07-20T10:41:30.887-04:00I actually couldn't believe how many hanging b...I actually couldn't believe how many hanging breaking balls the Royals hitters just stood there and watched. It's like they just don't <i>want</i> extra bases.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-9071580097268045352010-07-20T10:37:48.118-04:002010-07-20T10:37:48.118-04:00Three walks, one strikeout for Cecil. Not. Good.Three walks, one strikeout for Cecil. Not. Good.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-50519569428870638862010-07-20T10:36:51.136-04:002010-07-20T10:36:51.136-04:00Agreed, except for the Gregg defense; if he had th...Agreed, except for the Gregg defense; if he had thrown strikes (or, heck, even ONE strike) to Jose Guillen then the game could easily have been over. It might not have, but a four-pitch walk in that situation doesn't look good.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.com