The Unresolved Bullpen Angst Thread

[thehawk]

Gregg's blown like 3 or 4 of these games.  Most of your run-of-the-mill closers will blow about 6 to 8 of these games in a season.  Kevin Gregg is not elite--hell, he has to have his mittens pinned to his jacket in the winter--but  he's actually performed about what you'd expect out of a guy who's not the Fruitbat, not KRod, not the claymation version of Burl Ives from "Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer" (C'mon, work with me here).  He's certainly no worse than Kerry Wood.  This game sucked, but I'm-a-going to refrain from calling for this tard's head just yet.

Huard you beautiful bastard.

Huey is an idiot. How dare he not call for the tard to be tard and feathered. The guy had the nerve to blow a save after being the Cubs best reliever this month. And he's right around 80% in converting save opportunities, about what you'd expect from an average closer. What a gutless asshole.

Edited to note that morph already covered Tardface's acceptable averageness in the Gregg thread.

This.  If this was the Hockee thread I would also point out that the Cubs are still +2 for the week when it comes to last at-bat decisions.

[MAD]

I think the only reason Huey isn't calling for Gregg's head is the sheer size of it.  Holy crap, you'd need a semi to haul that thing home.

Between he and Hoffpauer, there's enough cranium to cover North America.

[Quality Start Machine]

I think the only reason Huey isn't calling for Gregg's head is the sheer size of it.  Holy crap, you'd need a semi to haul that thing home.

Between he and Hoffpauer, there's enough cranium to cover North America.

Yeah, but they could still share Kevin Mench's hat.

[Internet Apex]

Gregg's blown like 3 or 4 of these games.  Most of your run-of-the-mill closers will blow about 6 to 8 of these games in a season.  Kevin Gregg is not elite--hell, he has to have his mittens pinned to his jacket in the winter--but  he's actually performed about what you'd expect out of a guy who's not the Fruitbat, not KRod, not the claymation version of Burl Ives from "Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer" (C'mon, work with me here).  He's certainly no worse than Kerry Wood.  This game sucked, but I'm-a-going to refrain from calling for this tard's head just yet.

Huard you beautiful bastard.

Huey is an idiot. How dare he not call for the tard to be tard and feathered. The guy had the nerve to blow a save after being the Cubs best reliever this month. And he's right around 80% in converting save opportunities, about what you'd expect from an average closer. What a gutless asshole.

Edited to note that morph already covered Tardface's acceptable averageness in the Gregg thread.

I dunno. I have it on pretty (literally) high authority that last night someone who looks and sounds like Huard wanted to pitch to a batsman with two outs, first base open and runners at second and third. The runner at third was the game-winner but this dude needed an intervention in order to set up the force at any base. He ended up getting the grounder he needed too. Too bad the fucker had eyes. 

HUARD!!!

[RV]

It'd be nice if The Closer of the Future would stop walking a guy or two every goddamn time he pitches.

[Waco Kid]

Nice work from Gregg today.

[MAD]

Nice work from Gregg today.

Well that's not very angsty.

[CubFaninHydePark]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

[Weebs]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

Lou never should have had to make that decision, because there's absolutely no reason Scott Podsednik should be able to do what he did today.

[Brownie]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

Lou never should have had to make that decision, because there's absolutely no reason Scott Podsednik should be able to do what he did today.

This.

I'd rather have Gas Can in before most of the bullpen, although I agree Marshall should have stayed in.

[CubFaninHydePark]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

Lou never should have had to make that decision, because there's absolutely no reason Scott Podsednik should be able to do what he did today.

Yeah--that, and Marmol finally pitches a good inning and gets victimized with two bullshit seeing-eye singles on good pitches.

I don't even have any sort of rabid disdain for the Ass Can like I do for LaTroy...it's just that I think he really sucks.

[Internet Apex]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

Lou never should have had to make that decision, because there's absolutely no reason Scott Podsednik should be able to do what he did today.

This.

I'd rather have Gas Can in before most of the bullpen, although I agree Marshall should have stayed in.

I thought you liked Marshall. He had seen action in 7 of the past 8 games. You think he's made of rubber? Jeeziss. 

[Kermit, B.]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

Lou never should have had to make that decision, because there's absolutely no reason Scott Podsednik should be able to do what he did today.

This.

I'd rather have Gas Can in before most of the bullpen, although I agree Marshall should have stayed in.

I thought you liked Marshall. He had seen action in 7 of the past 8 games. You think he's made of rubber? Jeeziss. 

And in truly awesome Seanbearpig fashion, he'd only thrown about 12 pitches in those 7 appearances.

[Internet Apex]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

Lou never should have had to make that decision, because there's absolutely no reason Scott Podsednik should be able to do what he did today.

This.

I'd rather have Gas Can in before most of the bullpen, although I agree Marshall should have stayed in.

I thought you liked Marshall. He had seen action in 7 of the past 8 games. You think he's made of rubber? Jeeziss. 

And in truly awesome Seanbearpig fashion, he'd only thrown about 12 pitches in those 7 appearances.

Only 12? That's amazing.

[Philberto]

It's not often that I first-guess Lou, but he should've left Marshall in to walk Nix and face the Eurotrash futball player.  As soon as he brought the Ass Can in, I knew it was over.

In fact, I'd rather have Patton, Vizcaino, Samardakljdsa, LaTroy, Mercker, and perhaps Aaron Miles pitching in that spot before the Ass Can.

Lou never should have had to make that decision, because there's absolutely no reason Scott Podsednik should be able to do what he did today.

This.

I'd rather have Gas Can in before most of the bullpen, although I agree Marshall should have stayed in.

I thought you liked Marshall. He had seen action in 7 of the past 8 games. You think he's made of rubber? Jeeziss. 

And in truly awesome Seanbearpig fashion, he'd only thrown about 12 pitches in those 7 appearances.

Only 12? That's amazing.

Well, he is amazing.