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Who is this pitching for the Marlins today? I've never seen this guy before.

To think the Giants took Buster Posey one pick before we took Skipworth.....DAMN YOU SAN FRAN!!!

IMPLOSION MODE

I'd rather them have moved than to get rid of Billy!!!!!! Jk....sort of, but not really.....DON'T MESS WITH BILLY!

Lol you guys are a trip. Wow Erick with the "bum-looking" comment, there is just no place for sh!t like that on a sports message board. Why is castillo being bashed for being immature when others on this board are even more childish.

The bullpen was most definitely not responsible for this loss. They did what they could before the JINX.

Scoreless inning after scoreless inning. JINX!!!

Leadoff walk after leadoff walk....

Are they going to be a Top-3 bullpen when the season ends? Probably not. But you've gone from: 1. Is there any reliever on the Marlins that we can be confident in? 2. I still have little confidence. 3. Outside of Dunn, every member of our bullpen scares the sh!t outta me. 4. SO FAR, the bullpen as a whole has put forth a solid performance. However, it is a long season, and I believe the numbers (especially Nunez's) will fall back down to Earth. 5. YOU ARE ALL LYING TO YOURSELVES IF YOU THINK OUR BULLPEN IS NOT OVERACHIEVING RIGHT NOW. Literally, that's what you've said, in that order. The 4th and 5th statements are a far cry from the first. Then there's this gem: "Our bullpen is average.....the good news is the best bullpens in the league this year are not that much better than average." That's only justified is you think that this year, relative to other years, has a lack of good relief pitchers. Did they all retire? Or do you think the starters are comparatively stronger than usual relative to the bullpens this year, more than in other years? lolwut is justified here. Really this post says it all, your opinion has been more inconsistent than our bullpen. Why are those statements inconsistent? All of them are saying the same thing....I am not convinced this bullpen will be much above average in the long run.

YOU ALL CAN SAY THIS THREAD IS STUPID ALL YOU WANT. BUT YOU ARE ALL LYING TO YOURSELVES IF YOU THINK OUR BULLPEN IS NOT OVERACHIEVING RIGHT NOW.

(Entering the day) 2.64 ERA (3rd) .203 opponents average (4th) .601 opponents .OPS (5th) 1.15 WHIP (5th) 3.62 FIP (11th) 3.92 xFIP (10th) 3.54 tERA (8th) Anything else? UH OH!!!

Actually, I need to elaborate on my last post. I have done more research as to the efficiency of the Marlins bullpen. Marlins bullpen ERA is third in baseball at 2.64. Thats nice. However, ERA is not necessarily an accurate statistic to judge a reliever by. I think your face is not necessarily an accurate statistic to judge a reliever by. Whip 1.15 - 5th AWESOME OPS Against - .601 - 5th AWESOME Inherited Runner Stand Rate - 70%, I did this by hand, league strand rate is typically 72% so AVERAGE So they are great at preventing guys from getting on base, hitting the ball hard, giving up runs themselves, and are average at stranding guys on base. These guys are unreliable assholes because Lance Berkman and some little guy hits a home run off of them. It's going to happen. Pitchers are going to give up runs. You dont remember the times they come in and dominate. You only remember the blow ups. Thats how bullpens work, and its up to you to be smart and look at the big picture rather than an individual game or two. Regardless of the fact, a 4-3 round trip against two playoff contenders is awesome. This is what we call, a current top 10 bullpen, and astronomically better than 2010 when we were 17th in era (4.01) and 21st (1.40) in whip. Jesus christ. Wow MarlinsLou, before that "face" jab I actually used to think you were one of the more knowledgeable posters on this board. Thought maybe you were above resorting to personal jabs over a baseball conversation. Beyond that, SO FAR (its the first week of May) the bullpen as a whole has put forth a solid performance. However, it is a long season, and I believe the numbers (especially Nunez's) will fall back down to Earth. Our bullpen is average.....the good news is the best bullpens in the league this year are not that much better than average.

The stats up to this point are nice. But, outside of Dunn, every member of our bullpen scares the sh!t outta me. It seems to me that it is NOT VERY OFTEN that one of our relievers retires the side in order. Due to this, I look for the bullpen's ERA (and my blood pressure) to steadily rise as the season progresses.

Actually, I need to elaborate on my last post. I have done more research as to the efficiency of the Marlins bullpen. Marlins bullpen ERA is third in baseball at 2.64. Thats nice. However, ERA is not necessarily an accurate statistic to judge a reliever by.

So should we be worried? If Mujica or Webb are coming in....ABSOLUTELY.

Just looked at Jose Ceda's stats in AAA..... 14 IP....1 run allowed 0.64 ERA 16 Strikeouts Opponent Batting Average = .188 9 Hits 5 Walks Hopefully he's with the big club in the next couple months and can continue pitching this well.

This thread needs to be burnt to the ground. Gimme a break. Why???? Instead of just whining about the thread, how about you try to convince me otherwise. Enlighten me on why I should feel good about this bullpen long-term. Also enlighten me as to why on earth anyone would dedicate their sig to Leo Nunez.

Yeah, it sucks. Youre right. This thread does suck. Yepper's. lol screw you guys.

I'm not saying the bullpen sucks. Just that they are nowhere near as good as hoped. Yes it is an upgrade over last season, but I still have little confidence in any of our relievers. ? They've been fine. Were you hoping for last year's Padres bullpen or something? We have half of it, so maybe I was. It actually seems like they gave us their 2 worst relievers.

I'm not saying the bullpen sucks. Just that they are nowhere near as good as hoped. Yes it is an upgrade over last season, but I still have little confidence in any of our relievers.

There is not one member of our bullpen who consistently gets the job done. NOT ONE. Nunez?? A heart attack waiting to happen (11 for 11 is nice, but probably means he will blow more saves than usual down the stretch). Hensley?? Its called a hand rail buddy. Mujica? "I don't walk anyone because I just throw meatballs over the middle of the plate" Webb? Opponent Batting Average = .375 Sanches? Nothing special Choate? Actually decent against lefties Dunn? Solid, but still inconsistent. Collectively they may have decent numbers, BUT I am not convinced our bullpen is anywhere near top-notch.

Are you his friend, too? lol dick

I believe Tommy Hutton will be our color commentator until he no longer wants to be. Jeff is in the roll he and the team want him to be in.....sort of a 3rd man in the booth/behind home plate throwing in commentary here or there.

C - CJ 1B - Lee 2B - Castillo SS - Hanley 3B - Lowell OF - Sheff OF - Niner OF - Cabs SP - Brown SP - Beckett SP - DTrain SP - Livan SP - Johnson BP - Nenn MNG - Jack Ditto buddy.

Gotta have that attendance slight.... haha....of course. They also take every opportunity to bash the history of the stadium's naming rights.