The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

I wake from my coma at Wrigleyville23 last week with a defense of Kevin Gregg post that has all kinds of shiny stats and gleaming backing-upedness of a splooge for his great couple months, and all he does is kick me in the dick tip in return.  Thanks, PANK.

If you hadn't posted anything, he wouldn't have sucked the last two games.

Nice job, ass.

Actually, Saturday night I was thinking after the two outs in the ninth, "Wow, Gregg has been all business lately"

So it was me.

[CubFaninHydePark]

I just hope that it's the ballpark in Florida and nothing more...but the parallels to last season's meltdown are eerie.

[Kermit, B.]

I just hope that it's the ballpark in Florida and nothing more...but the parallels to last season's meltdown are eerie.

Go on...

[JD]

I just hope that it's the ballpark in Florida and nothing more...but the parallels to last season's meltdown are eerie.

Go on...

Yes.  I'd also like to hear more.

[Slaky]

I just hope that it's the ballpark in Florida and nothing more...but the parallels to last season's meltdown are eerie.

Go on...

Yes.  I'd also like to hear more.

Thirded.

Kevin Gregg's late season meltdown last year? The Cubs late season meltdown?

I'm so baffled. I need closure to this anecdote.

[Canadouche]

The Cubs just suck in Florida.  I don't blame Gregg, I blame that shitstain of a state.

[Slaky]

And now Kurt's enormo-signature has added a new level to my baffledom that I didn't know existed.

[Canadouche]

And now Kurt's enormo-signature has added a new level to my baffledom that I didn't know existed.

I didn't know it was going to be so effin' big, but....

[Eli]

And now Kurt's enormo-signature has added a new level to my baffledom that I didn't know existed.

I didn't know it was going to be so effin' big, but....

I don't get this KurtEvans mondo-gigantic signature at all.

[JD]

And now Kurt's enormo-signature has added a new level to my baffledom that I didn't know existed.

I thought that was his post. 

[ChuckD]

And now Kurt's enormo-signature has added a new level to my baffledom that I didn't know existed.

I didn't know it was going to be so effin' big, but....

I don't get this KurtEvans mondo-gigantic signature at all.

Kurt loves image leeching.

[CubFaninHydePark]

I just hope that it's the ballpark in Florida and nothing more...but the parallels to last season's meltdown are eerie.

Go on...

His numbers after he gave up the 3-run bomb to Ward were pretty bad.  That was pretty much a year ago.  I thought his poor numbers to end the season were talked about enough when we first signed him (I recall Andy mentioning this) that you guys would have known.

Gregg didn't pitch well in Aug/Sept last season.  Just sayin.

[*In a Nutsack]

I just hope that it's the ballpark in Florida and nothing more...but the parallels to last season's meltdown are eerie.

Go on...

His numbers after he gave up the 3-run bomb to Ward were pretty bad.  That was pretty much a year ago.  I thought his poor numbers to end the season were talked about enough when we first signed him (I recall Andy mentioning this) that you guys would have known.

Gregg didn't pitch well in Aug/Sept last season.  Just sayin.

Since looking up his numbers is too hard for you, I'll do it I guess.

August:  0-4 with a 10.12 ERA in 10 2/3 IP, 1.781 WHIP, .283 BAA and .834 OPS, 9/6 K/BB.
September:  1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 7 IP, .714 WHIP, .091 BAA and 0.382 OPS, 7/3 K/BB.

So, atrocious August and damn fine September.

[Eli]

His numbers after he gave up the 3-run bomb to Ward were pretty bad.  That was pretty much a year ago.  I thought his poor numbers to end the season were talked about enough when we first signed him (I recall Andy mentioning this) that you guys would have known.

Gregg didn't pitch well in Aug/Sept last season.  Just sayin.

Not really.  After the Ward home run, he had 17 appearances and 14 of them were scoreless.  What made his numbers look bad are two back-to-back appearances where he gave up four runs each.  Those two games happened, so I won't do the whole "if you remove those two games, his ERA was ..." thing, but his so-called meltdown was basically limited to two days.  Maybe he didn't have his stuff those days, maybe his arm was dead, maybe he just threw a few bad pitches.  I'd be more inclined to agree with you if Gregg was giving up a run every other time he took the mound, but that wasn't the case.

So, Gregg actually pitched pretty well in Aug/Sept last season. Just sayin.

[Kermit, B.]

His numbers after he gave up the 3-run bomb to Ward were pretty bad.  That was pretty much a year ago.  I thought his poor numbers to end the season were talked about enough when we first signed him (I recall Andy mentioning this) that you guys would have known.

Gregg didn't pitch well in Aug/Sept last season.  Just sayin.

Not really.  After the Ward home run, he had 17 appearances and 14 of them were scoreless.  What made his numbers look bad are two back-to-back appearances where he gave up four runs each.  Those two games happened, so I won't do the whole "if you remove those two games, his ERA was ..." thing, but his so-called meltdown was basically limited to two days.  Maybe he didn't have his stuff those days, maybe his arm was dead, maybe he just threw a few bad pitches.  I'd be more inclined to agree with you if Gregg was giving up a run every other time he took the mound, but that wasn't the case.

So, Gregg actually pitched pretty well in Aug/Sept last season. Just sayin.

Also, it's hard to see the eerie similarities between last August and September and THIS August and September since it's only August 4th.