Blue Jays GDT: Next: vs (not) Oak | Fri, May 30 | 7pm ET/4pm PT | Springs vs Bassitt

[Seath The Scaleless]

Heineman can't be stopped

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[mikeyz]

How were the Padres 9 games over .500 going into this series? Is the National league really that bad?

From what I have seen out of them in this series, they f***ing stink and they’ve been making 1 fundamental mistake after another.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

I'm just tuning into the game looking at the pitching line, why did they lift Francis after only 4 innings? didn't appear to be doing too horribly.

Probably didn't want him facing the top part of the lineup a 3rd time. He got away with some mistakes and didn't have the best command

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

How were the Padres 9 games over .500 going into this series? Is the National league really that bad?

From what I have seen out of them in this series, they f***ing stink and they’ve been making 1 fundamental mistake after another.

8-1 vs COL/PIT and they took advantage of a struggling Braves team opening week by sweeping them 4-0

They're not this bad, though. The offense is in a major funk

 

[MK78]

Probably didn't want him facing the top part of the lineup a 3rd time. He got away with some mistakes and didn't have the best command

I see, yeah. He only gave up ONE homer so i guess that's a plus.

 

[Discoverer]

I'm just tuning into the game looking at the pitching line, why did they lift Francis after only 4 innings? didn't appear to be doing too horribly.

A combination of things: he did a solid job of working around trouble other than the HR, but he was also mostly in trouble. He hasn't been very good this year and has gotten crushed whenever he's gone a third time through the lineup. The pen has been very well rested lately.

Getting him through at least 5 would have been nice, but I think in this case it was a safe move to hand it over to the pen.

 

[MS]

I'm just tuning into the game looking at the pitching line, why did they lift Francis after only 4 innings? didn't appear to be doing too horribly.

Lots of hard contact and deep fly balls and I don't think they wanted him going through the Padres lineup a 3rd time. He escaped with 2 runs in 4 innings but this was not an impressive start for him, stuff didn't look great.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Hoffman, oh man.

 

[MS]

You've got to be f***ing kidding me.

Hoffman is becoming a problem.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Hoffman, please....

 

[MK78]

FFS, Hoffman blows it again.

 

[MK78]

Just yank him now, it's still tied!

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Can't walk a guy who is allergic to walks....

The pitch to Sheets wasn't terrible, but leadoff walks will usually bite you in the ass

 

[Discoverer]

Hoffman's so weird. Arguably the most dominant pitcher in the league in April, then in May he alternates between looking like that guy again, and completely imploding. Ugh.

 

[MS]

Hoffman's so weird. Arguably the most dominant pitcher in the league in April, then in May he alternates between looking like that guy again, and completely imploding. Ugh.

The last 3 blown saves have all started with walks that were weak to give up and then everything has imploded from there.

 

[MS]

I feel like they should have IBB'ed Arraez there.

 

[Tw1ster]

I’m no manager but man on third with two open bases with the best contact hitter in baseball up to bat with a struggling Machado behind him? I’d walk him every time

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

"Will they ask him to bunt?"
"Yep, get the bunt down. Do it. Now."

Proceeds to hit a single

 

[Blitzkrug]

Thought maybe Hoffman found his groove after yesterday.

Guess not.

 

[LaP]

Can we stop looking at fastball right over the plate plz

Awful game by Vlad probably his worst this year

 

[MS]

Brutal day for Guerrero today. Ugh.

 

[LaP]

Man Machado almost looked like a fool there

 

[LaP]

Who will be available to pitch tomorrow?

 

[The Nemesis]

Daulton Mays

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Ok please end this