cormier suxs why is he even up

Pete,

I stayed up, did you?

Rock was very good and popular.
And so are you. You were the
perfect choice to "take over"
Rock's O's blog.

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John: Of course. Pete.

Listening to the game on Mariner's radio tonight I was hoping DT would send GO out for the 9th to get the shutout, or even complete game. Sure GO was struggling but he wasn't facing the '27 yankees. Or course the M's announcers made a big deal of the 9th inning rally but seriously if this game was still up for grabs Olson wouldn't have pitched the 9th and Cormier wouldn't have come in in relief. And it's not like the M's knocked the hide off the ball. I can't recall the last time I saw 3 singles to the shortstop in the inning. Was Fahey really that bad?

I commented on the previous post, "Picket Fence," as to why Dave Trembley (and, now it seems, Peter Schumck as well) are totally wrongheaded about the decision to pull Garrett Olson. The "postive note" argument is bogus, because Olson's start was going to positive in any case, and pulling him at that point is a very negative note because he didn't get the chance at throwing a complete game shutout. If we could catch Olson in a candid moment, he would not be a happy camper about it, but he's a bright young man who handles such situations in a reasonable fashion.

I guarantee that whatever diplomatic language Garrett might use in talking to the press about Trembley's decision or that he said to Dave when the manager out to the mound, in his heart of hearts he was not at all happy to get pulled like that, nor would any starter who wants to finish what he starts.

Totally indefensible move by the skipper. (As I mentioned in the previous post, Dave Johnson concurred with this in the postgame show, What Trembley did is absolutely a no-no.)

In tonight's game, Olson pitched well. I think Trembley took him out at the right time. Like you said, it would have been nice for him to get the shutout, but, with the bases being loaded, it was time for him to go. Olson has shown tonight that he can go deep in the game. If he can do that more consistently, maybe he can help the bullpen get much-needed rest. With the relief pitchers being fresh, they should perform better.
Thanks for taking over Roch's blog. I look forward to your posts.

Seeing that Olson threw 117 pitches, I agree that he had to be taken out, because of that, and that it was a fantastic start for him. But, in the light of seeing Cormier give up 5 runs, 3 charged to Olson, and almost all of them were ground balls, I think Olson should have had a shot in trying to get the 2nd out at least.

But second-guessing's part of the game, huh? Let's go get the second game!

What is the extent of Huffs injury. He was taken out of last nights game with a head injury...what happened??

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Rich, Aubrey jumped up in the dugout and hit his head on the dugout ceiling. He suffered a cut and left the game, but will probably be in there tonight. pete

Ken,

While you may be right about what Olson wanted "in his heart of hearts," I don't think you can just claim to know what he's really feeling because it seems logical or probably to you. We really have no idea what Olson feels about the matter; our only clues are what he said--and while you can mistrust those comments, I don't think it's a convincing point to simply insist that you know what he's thinking. So unless you can point to body language or other comments that betray his true feelings, I'll have to accept that the man meant what he said.

Austen

Ken,

Apparently, Trembley is wrongheaded no matter what he does. If had pulled Olson after 8 innings, someone would have yelled how 'wrongheaded' he was. You call him 'wrongheaded' for what he did last night. If he had left Olson in and he was up to 130 pitches and given up 7 runs, someone would have called him "wrongheaded'.
How does Trembley win?

Olson WAS given the chance to get the second out . . . and the third out. Instead he loaded the bases. If Trembly should have done anything differently, it would be to be less sentimental about the complete game and let JJ or Sarfate close out the ninth as a mini shot at closing in a non save situation.

Ken Francis -

Maybe Olson should have finished the 9th and maybe not. The bottom line here is we need Olson for the remainder of the season, and not just to finish off the 9th. Yeah it would have been nice to see the kid finish off his outing. But at what price? And so what if Davey Johnson would have let him finish. I respect Trembley for making a decsion that's best for the team. Not just Olson!

cormier is fine. the mariners got so many perfectly placed balls last night that it wasn't evern funny. NOTHING was hit hard...