Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Turblow........Turnblow.........


Please disregard caption, it has nothing to do with this post, so if you are into pictures of implosions, look somewhere else. If you want to read about pitchers imploding, by all means read on.

Sometimes good, sometimes not so good. That I can live with. But bringing in the bullpen's worst two pitchers since Elmer Dessens to get out of a bases loaded jam is ridiculous. I was under the impression that the pen was fairly rested.

Not to mention the fact that Turnblow gets the bases loaded, yet is not yanked after walking the first two hitters he faced. In all fairness to the dudes above, Turnblow can shoulder most of the blame. Nasty Ned's comments after the game were "He just had a bad day." How long before he realises one of two things:

1) If Turnblow walks even one guy, he doesnt have it and needs to be pulled.

2) Any relief pitcher who walks the first two hitters he faces needs to be yanked.

There are those who may say that Turnblow just had a hiccup. Bullocks. How often does he perform when he walks guys to start and inning? He isnt like Co-Co who can bear down and strand that runner. Chalk it up to 5 losses to the Nedster by my count.