Mariners (Kirby) vs Brewers (Gasser): 8/20/26, 1:10 PM

[TURBO]

1 minute ago, Team Canada said:

To be fair, he was terrible. It wasn't controversial to be looking for someone else at SS or 3B. I don't think anyone's complaining about his resurgence.

Yeah, I don't think there was a single "critic" on this board who wasn't thinking that Joey was an absolute mess offensively.

If anyone says they were fine with Joey's offense the last year and a half before he put it back together, they are lying their butt off!

[Jopal78]

3 minutes ago, Team Canada said:

To be fair, he was terrible. It wasn't controversial to be looking for someone else at SS or 3B. I don't think anyone's complaining about his resurgence.

He was struggling at the plate for sure, but the offensive bar is set so low to be passable at SS with good defense he was never the biggest problem. 
 

Frelick and his .630 OPS in RF was a bigger black hole. 

[igor67]

If Wild Bill and Yelich could have the same type of resurgence as Ortiz we'd only be able to complain about Murphy's managing.

[Bulldogboy]

Why are we walking guys with a 4 run lead to lead off an inning? 

[owbc]

7 minutes ago, TURBO said:

Yeah, I don't think there was a single "critic" on this board who wasn't thinking that Joey was an absolute mess offensively.

If anyone says they were fine with Joey's offense the last year and a half before he put it back together, they are lying their butt off!

He earned himself a longer leash with his glove and it paid off. 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

1 minute ago, Bulldogboy said:

Why are we walking guys with a 4 run lead to lead off an inning? 

Three out of four innings. Gasser is pitching like he wants to be the little-used long man in the pen.

[adambr2]

Very few things more irritating in baseball than a pitcher staked to a big lead constantly giving up free baserunners. 

[Bulldogboy]

Murphy tired of nibbling. 

[Jopal78]

Gotta love Murphy. Going an getting him mid-count after Hook was just out there telling Gasser to start throwing strikes 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Wow, Murph has zero patience for inefficiency and not hitting your spots.

[Yaz19]

Offense gave Gasser a 6-run spot in the 1st inning and this happens.   Glad Murphy pulled him mid-count.  Gasser's pitch count may have prevented him from even coming out for 5th inning assuming he got out of this.

[Team Canada]

We got the whole A bullpen available (other than Uribe), definitely a day for a quick hook.

[adambr2]

I’m not sure that there’s a very good argument for Gasser being the 6th pitcher in the rotation over Patrick.

[Team Canada]

Just now, adambr2 said:

I’m not sure that there’s a very good argument for Gasser being the 6th pitcher in the rotation over Patrick.

Other than that's the way Patrick prefers it.

[adambr2]

This would be a massively disappointing game to drop. 

[owbc]

We're playing with fire, someone on the Mariners is going to get ahold of one. 

[LouisEly]

3 minutes ago, Yaz19 said:

Glad Murphy pulled him mid-count

So that Patrick can come in and do the same thing

[owbc]

Crisis averted for now

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, Team Canada said:

Other than that's the way Patrick prefers it.

He put a positive spin on being moved to a reliever role. He’s never outright asked not to start. 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

1 minute ago, Team Canada said:

Other than that's the way Patrick prefers it.

And the fact he hasn't started a game since May 27, and even that was pretty much a bullpen game. 

[jason21nl]

Time to add on

[LouisEly]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

He put a positive spin on being moved to a reliever role. He’s never outright asked not to start. 

He literally said that he prefers not knowing when he's coming in because he would get so worked up before a start that he would get sick.

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, liveforoctober said:

Seattle going to burn some arms leading into the Cubs series. Hopefully none of their 'good' ones.

The Cubs won’t be facing Gilbert one way or the other.

I’m more concerned about the Brewers wearing out their pictchers  for the Braves series. Not expecting many runs against Sale tomorrow.

[DonBarclay]

1 minute ago, BruisedCrew said:

The Cubs won’t be facing Gilbert one way or the other.

I’m more concerned about the Brewers wearing out their pictchers  for the Braves series. Not expecting many runs against Sale tomorrow.

Would make sense to option Gasser to AAA after the game and bring up a fresh arm for the bullpen.  Can have Crow take his next start, he’s been great over the last month. 

[adambr2]

5 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

He literally said that he prefers not knowing when he's coming in because he would get so worked up before a start that he would get sick.

My goodness, no he did not. This is an embellishment. This is how misinformation gets spread. And we so often on here just take a narrative and run with it. 

Yes, he is known for getting sick. Yes, he made a casual quote when he was moved to the pen about being able to feel more relaxed, That was it. He never said he couldn’t start and would “get so worked up before a start that I’d make myself sick.” He never made any such quote as it relates to his pitching role.

If he did,, post the link and the quote and I’d be happy to stand corrected like I do any time I make a mistake. Otherwise, this is inaccurate. The man had an ERA under 3 as a starter and we are acting like he was such a mess that he can’t start. He can. No, I am not saying he should take Gasser’s next start, but I am saying if fully ramped up, yes, I believe he’d be a better starter than Gasser.