Mainieris late game pitching changes questionable.

Posted by OneMoreTime

Florida Gulf Coast Fan

Member since Dec 2008

61834 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:09 pm to tigerbum82

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Why in the hell did he take Walker out? Freaking pitch count has got to go, if Walker is throwing bullets then leave him in

He was over 100 pitches. I don't have a problem pulling him. Why he didn't pull Gilbert, who wasn't locating well and clearly didn't have his best stuff, I have no idea

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Posted by nvasil1

Hellinois

Member since Oct 2009

15905 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:10 pm to OneMoreTime

Agreed. No issues with taking out Walker at the time. It was pretty obvious from the jump that Gilbert didn't have it today though.

Posted by tigerbum82

Member since Jan 2015

133 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:12 pm to tigerbum82

This loss falls on the shoulders of Mainieri, terrible decisions

Posted by Heisenberg Aint Dead

Walker

Member since Sep 2015

1569 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:14 pm to tigerbum82

Gilbert has been lights out. Who else should have pitched the 9th? I'm a feminiari hater but he made the right call. Gilbert was just throwing beach balls. The hitting is still the biggest issue. 4 hits is pretty weak.

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Posted by JustinT37

Hammond, LA

Member since Sep 2014

1815 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:15 pm to tigerbum82

I'm not going to let that game ruin the weekend, but wow. Tough loss....

Posted by Kcarp

Member since Jun 2004

18881 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:24 pm to GeorgeWest

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Maineri played it right with Newman who can only pitch one inning now and then Gilbert. Gilbert just made a few mistakes.

Newman threw 10 frickin pitches!!!!

This post was edited on 4/1/17 at 5:25 pm

Posted by OchoDedos

Republic of Texas

Member since Oct 2014

34114 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:28 pm to GeorgeWest

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Walker pitched 105 pitches. That's enough for now.

Walker is 19 years old and pitches once a week. He could have gone longer

Posted by cafeaulait19

Houston, Texas

Member since Jul 2012

624 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:30 pm to Heisenberg Aint Dead

No problem with putting Gilbert in - but it's an SEC series - if you want to win, have a backup ready in case your guy is off, so if you see him put 2 guys on base, you have an option. Slow it down; talk to the guy, start the 9th with someone in the pen warming up. Act like you want to win, Paul!

Posted by UpToPar

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2008

22157 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 5:30 pm to OchoDedos

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Walker is 19 years old and pitches once a week. He could have gone longer

This is how you lose recruits.

Posted by tigerbum82

Member since Jan 2015

133 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 9:29 pm to tigerbum82

Tough to watch the game for 3 hours winning, and losing in the final 7 minutes

Posted by JakeRStephenes

Member since Feb 2012

2589 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 9:58 pm to UpToPar

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This is how you lose recruits.

Saving kids' arms is how we get recruits.

Posted by LSU GrandDad

houston, texas

Member since Jun 2009

21564 posts

Posted on 4/1/17 at 10:04 pm to OneMoreTime

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Why he didn't pull Gilbert, who wasn't locating well and clearly didn't have his best stuff, I have no idea

that's my only issue. relief pitchers don't have time to recover from a bad start like starting pitchers do. they simply don't have time to "settle in". their job is to get a few outs and NOT WALK ANYBODY.

the way his team hits, we need the best bullpen in baseball to win games. they get a lead and then go ice cold.

this is the most disappointing team I have seen in a long time. multiple batting slumps, esp at the top of the order, no lead off batter worth a shite, a very inconsistent bull pen, and an unbelievable inability to score runs. when we have a guy on base, he's gonna die there the vast majority of the time. it is inexcusable how seldom we get a hit with a guy in scoring position or how we can't score a guy on third with less than 2 outs by hitting a simple sacrifice fly (or even a grounder to the right side of the infield).