This. Fucking. Bullpen.

[Quality Start Machine]

Is Joe Nathan still a thing?

looking pretty good in AA so far.

[Quality Start Machine]

In search of bright spots, Carl Edwards Jr. is looking good.

Joe trusting him with the 8th inning in a one-run ballgame was either out of confidence or desperation, but fuck it, it worked.

[CubFaninHydePark]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

[SKO]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

[ChuckD]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Oh, wait...

[CubFaninHydePark]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Okay - to be more precise, in non-save situations with the game tied or one-run saves.  He's been good in non-save situations in blowouts/mop up duty and with a multi-run lead, but he's rank dogshit when you need nails...he's 6/10 in one-run save situations and has blown 2/3 situations where he's pitched with the game tied.

[SKO]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Okay - to be more precise, in non-save situations with the game tied or one-run saves.  He's been good in non-save situations in blowouts/mop up duty and with a multi-run lead, but he's rank dogshit when you need nails...he's 6/10 in one-run save situations and has blown 2/3 situations where he's pitched with the game tied.

So wait....you mean he gives up runs some times? The fucking nerve

[CubFaninHydePark]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Okay - to be more precise, in non-save situations with the game tied or one-run saves.  He's been good in non-save situations in blowouts/mop up duty and with a multi-run lead, but he's rank dogshit when you need nails...he's 6/10 in one-run save situations and has blown 2/3 situations where he's pitched with the game tied.

So wait....you mean he gives up runs some times? The fucking nerve

Disproportionately at all the wrong times...

[SKO]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Okay - to be more precise, in non-save situations with the game tied or one-run saves.  He's been good in non-save situations in blowouts/mop up duty and with a multi-run lead, but he's rank dogshit when you need nails...he's 6/10 in one-run save situations and has blown 2/3 situations where he's pitched with the game tied.

So wait....you mean he gives up runs some times? The fucking nerve

Disproportionately at all the wrong times...

He is a closer. He pitches almost exclusively in high leverage situations which means it will always hurt when he gives up runs. He's really fucking good and has an ERA below 2.00 and an otherwordly K:BB ratio. He got beat by a stupid ass bloop single. It's infantile to bitch about Hector Rondon.

[ChuckD]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Okay - to be more precise, in non-save situations with the game tied or one-run saves.  He's been good in non-save situations in blowouts/mop up duty and with a multi-run lead, but he's rank dogshit when you need nails...he's 6/10 in one-run save situations and has blown 2/3 situations where he's pitched with the game tied.

So wait....you mean he gives up runs some times? The fucking nerve

Disproportionately at all the wrong times...

I feel the same way about your posts.

[Oleg]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Okay - to be more precise, in non-save situations with the game tied or one-run saves.  He's been good in non-save situations in blowouts/mop up duty and with a multi-run lead, but he's rank dogshit when you need nails...he's 6/10 in one-run save situations and has blown 2/3 situations where he's pitched with the game tied.

So wait....you mean he gives up runs some times? The fucking nerve

Disproportionately at all the wrong times...

I feel the same way about your posts.

I think his posts were exactly what I needed this morning.

I've had kind of a weird week...not sleeping much, feeling just a bit off-balance, work has been up and down, the dog puked in the back seat yesterday, Facebook and Twitter has been a shitshow thanks to the RNC and everyone getting their knickers in a bunch because Mrs Drumpf decided to plagiarize Mrs Obummer (I mean it's amusing and shit but still...) instead of at the bullshit that's being spewed by the actual policy makers and influencers in Cleveland, and it's been too fucking muggy out.

Then, Cy Jake appeared last night and all was right with the world for a couple of hours.  Then, the frustration of the ninth inning happened and all the positive vibrations that accumulated from 6-8:20 or so were wiped away.

I'm in a crabby mood this morning and am finding it best to wait a few minutes before replying to any emails that further my frustration.  I didn't even want to come in here cause it was simply a frustrating game and, dammit, I want to SKOscream at my monitor and no amount of reason can stop me.

The remedy?  The delightful ignorance and arrogance of CFiHP.  So, for once, thank you for putting me back on a path of rational thought and level-headedness.  You are truly a vaccine for overreaction and blowing things out of proportion.

[SKO]

Great decision by Joe to go with choking Hector in the non-save situation, because he's been so good in those this year.  Oh, wait...

But whatever, this loss is on Montero being less than useless and Heyward's terrible baserunning.

Coming into tonight he had a 1.54 ERA and a 0.686 WHIP in non save situations. Go back to your cave

Okay - to be more precise, in non-save situations with the game tied or one-run saves.  He's been good in non-save situations in blowouts/mop up duty and with a multi-run lead, but he's rank dogshit when you need nails...he's 6/10 in one-run save situations and has blown 2/3 situations where he's pitched with the game tied.

So wait....you mean he gives up runs some times? The fucking nerve

Disproportionately at all the wrong times...

I feel the same way about your posts.

I think his posts were exactly what I needed this morning.

I've had kind of a weird week...not sleeping much, feeling just a bit off-balance, work has been up and down, the dog puked in the back seat yesterday, Facebook and Twitter has been a shitshow thanks to the RNC and everyone getting their knickers in a bunch because Mrs Drumpf decided to plagiarize Mrs Obummer (I mean it's amusing and shit but still...) instead of at the bullshit that's being spewed by the actual policy makers and influencers in Cleveland, and it's been too fucking muggy out.

Then, Cy Jake appeared last night and all was right with the world for a couple of hours.  Then, the frustration of the ninth inning happened and all the positive vibrations that accumulated from 6-8:20 or so were wiped away.

I'm in a crabby mood this morning and am finding it best to wait a few minutes before replying to any emails that further my frustration.  I didn't even want to come in here cause it was simply a frustrating game and, dammit, I want to SKOscream at my monitor and no amount of reason can stop me.

The remedy?  The delightful ignorance and arrogance of CFiHP.  So, for once, thank you for putting me back on a path of rational thought and level-headedness.  You are truly a vaccine for overreaction and blowing things out of proportion.

No shit, whenever he posts I think "my god, is that what I sound like when I'm all pissed off?" and the shame forces me to confront things rationally and also to tell him to go fuck himself.

[R-V]

No shit, whenever he posts I think "my god, is that what I sound like when I'm all pissed off?"

Yes

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

No shit, whenever he posts I think "my god, is that what I sound like when I'm all pissed off?"

Yes

NOW CONFRONT YOURSELF

[SKO]

No shit, whenever he posts I think "my god, is that what I sound like when I'm all pissed off?"

Yes

NOW CONFRONT YOURSELF

At least I'm usually bitching about someone who is actually struggling, like Heyward, and not Hector Rondon. Or calling Jon Lester an overpaid dickhole like some people I know.