August 3, 20188 yr True but this has been an issue for a while. His fastball is very mediocre now. Yeah, for certain - he's always had control issues, seemed to reign them in this year, and then ... IDK what happened after July 1st.
August 3, 20188 yr Don’t blame Mattingly, blame Jeter. He forgot to sell high on a reliever. Just like Loria, his friend who gave him the franchise. I foresee him being put on the DL tomorrow. He’s reaching Heath Bell territory if he keeps this up. Embarrassing
August 3, 20188 yr That was an obvious trade of a rental. Can we sell high on you? Trade you to MetsBaseball?
August 3, 20188 yr Author Sure, but don't ONLY post negative, is my point. You are correct, he's been god awful of late, but I'd prefer to see a little balance in one's posts. That's all. ? Have some positive ones as well, maybe join us in the game threads every so often. Gotcha! I really only posted at all so I didn't throw something. ?
August 3, 20188 yr Gotcha! I really only posted at all so I didn't throw something. ? I will allow that and commend you for it.
August 3, 20188 yr Can we sell high on you? Trade you to MetsBaseball? What kind of a return can we expect for him? Maybe throw in Donna as a package deal. Have you scouted their forums for intriguing prospects? Bearclaw looks tired. Or he just lost his mojo. Or we lost a prime opportunity to sell high.
August 3, 20188 yr Thanks Mattingly and Barraclough for your combined effort to lead the NL in blown saves!!! WTF!!! There is no excuse for this!
August 3, 20188 yr Thanks Mattingly and Barraclough for your combined effort to lead the NL in blown saves!!! WTF!!! There is no excuse for this! I think Ziegs had 6 blown saves before he was pulled. Mattingly simply doesn’t know how to manage a bullpen and is too afraid to hurt a closers feelings and let’s them throw away game after game. He manages as if he’s just asleep in the dugout. He sits there and watches Barraclough walk the bases in Tampa and almost an exact repeat tonight and just refuses to pull the trigger on him. At this point, If someone told me Mattingly was tanking games on purpose with his bullpen management, it would be hard not to believe them.
August 3, 20188 yr Not defending Barraclough but two dribblers hurt him. Either way, he loooks lost. Fastball is flat.
August 3, 20188 yr Fire Jeter Trades Yelich with one of the best contracts in baseball. Keeps all of his relievers because they have years of team control. Thanks for being consistent, Jeter.
August 3, 20188 yr Fire Jeter Trades Yelich with one of the best contracts in baseball. Keeps all of his relievers because they have years of team control. Thanks for being consistent, Jeter. Most important we lost Jelliz's mom
August 3, 20188 yr Fire Jeter Trades Yelich with one of the best contracts in baseball. Keeps all of his relievers because they have years of team control. Thanks for being consistent, Jeter. Did you against the Yelich trade when it happens ? I don't like they trade him but didn't everyone here said that's a return can't pass ? and it's too early to judge they keep the big three relief arms.
August 3, 20188 yr Once again, like I said... this guy sucks! Yeah,but he was almost perfect in the past.
August 3, 20188 yr Don’t blame Mattingly, blame Jeter. He forgot to sell high on a reliever. Just like Loria, his friend who gave him the franchise. Yeah,blame the front office for not sell high on a player in a rebuilding season and blame manager for keep a player on the mound too long in a competing season.
August 3, 20188 yr Maybe we’ll sell high on a reliever next time. You won't say that if he got the job done.
August 3, 20188 yr Where else does one vent their frustrations? Barraclough is a negative... sorry, but it's true. He's blown 4 of the last six saves. It's frustrating to see the team play well and hold a lead, only to have the same guy keep blowing it. Maybe it's time to try to close game with Stecken or Conley,trying everything was just what you need to do in a rebuilding season.
August 3, 20188 yr Do we know for a fact any teams actually offered a good return for barraclough? It’s easy to say they should have traded high but how do we even know they had the opportunity to?
August 3, 20188 yr You won't say that if he got the job done. I wanted the relievers traded at the trade deadline. A lot of people did actually. Except for you because you think a baseball team is a marriage.
August 3, 20188 yr Do we know for a fact any teams actually offered a good return for barraclough? It’s easy to say they should have traded high but how do we even know they had the opportunity to? Because of what the other relievers brought back to their respective teams.
August 3, 20188 yr I wanted the relievers traded at the trade deadline. A lot of people did actually. Except for you because you think a baseball team is a marriage. I just want to keep the good young players.
August 3, 20188 yr Because of what the other relievers brought back to their respective teams. A guy like Brad Hand for instance had a much longer successful track record so it was easy for a team to trade more for him. Just like we know Kyle's success was brief, so do all the other teams. How do we know for a fact the Marlins were offered a good haul for him?
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