Penn's last stand
Hayden Penn is pitching for his place on the major league staff and it isn't going well. He hit a batter and gave up a run-scoring double in the first inning, then surrendered a long three-run home run to Chris Duncan in the third. That's not what manager Dave Trembley had in mind when he said yesterday that today's outing would have a bearing on the eventual makeup of the starting rotation and the overall pitching staff.
Maybe Penn can salvage this outing with two or three good innings, but he really needed to grab this opportunity by the throat and that ship now has sailed.
Comments
It's too bad Penn couldn't take advantage of the opportunity he was given this spring. I have a feeling that he's a guy that will figure things out later in his career (like Guthrie), unfotunately it won't be in an O's uniform.
Posted by: J | March 31, 2009 2:27 PM
Nice mixed cliche Peter! :)
Posted by: anonymous | March 31, 2009 2:47 PM
Not what we are looking for from a potential #4 or 5 starter. I think the best thing for Hayden to do is to be sent to Norfolk and just pitch. As I stated in other blogs, it's really not entirely his fault but the weather has pushed him around so much that he was constantly getting bumped from his other appearances. I also believe that Dave Trembley and Rick Kranitz has a lot to do with it also because they are the ones scheduling the pitchers.
Posted by: Dave | March 31, 2009 2:49 PM
Time to cut bait with Penn.Watching him pitch I've never really seen much.It's real easy,if you can get guys out you have a job,if you can't lets find someone that can.No more of this "he's got potential"crap.We've been hearing this for 10 years.
Posted by: mike | March 31, 2009 3:30 PM