UVA_Guy81
Well-Known Member
I really wish we had started this process last year during the trade deadline. This team can't get out of it's own way this year. When we get good pitching, the offense goes cold. When the offense actually does score runs, the pitching turns to crap.6-17 record with the usual double digit strikeouts and no runs scored
Another wasted great start by an Orioles pitcher (2-1 loss).
Starting pitching has not been an issue.
It is the Buck Showalter lack of punishment for his free swinging team.
Why the hell is Buck still playing all the veterans. Call up the kids and clean house for whatever you can get.
AAA guys and future players can score 1 run at half the cost.
It does zero good to have a bunch of older players scoring zero runs all the time.
I hope that we can trade as many veterans as possible and have a massive overhaul this offseason with both Buck and Dumpster Dan being shown the door. Buck will unfortunately live and die with his favorites and will cover for them at all costs. Just look at what it took for Kim to crack the starting lineup for more than once a week a couple of years ago.
As for Coolbaugh, I don't understand how in the hell this guy has kept his job. This offense has no patience at all and relies way too much on the long ball and it's been that way for way too long.