GodDonaldson

Shapiro has no brain

Why Gibby is refusing to let Oh to close the game.. Oh is a guy who has total of 396 saves in Korea, Japan, and the MLB (277 in Korea, 80 in Japan, and 39 in the MLB. He of course has the lowest ERA in the bullpen right now

They still won... but it wasn’t smooth

Tepera managed to save it... but I want Oh to close..

Another mismanagement... why he would choose Tepera over Oh??? Oh has way more closing experience compared to Tepera...

Oh should have pitched in the 8th...

Why are you defending Gibby? He should have known that Axford and Clippard has been very shaky recently.

At this point, anyone in this forum will be better than Gibby

I don't think Gibby did not learn anything after Saturday's game vs Oakland (which we blew 4-0 lead).. At that game, he went with Axford in the 8th since he though 4-0 is comfortable for him. Instead, he allowed a run with a walk and two singles.. then Clippard came in to clean the mess... I really think Clippard was un-prepared to pitch in the 8th and his pitches were very high on that day.. and he ended up allowing a grand slam to bomb the game... I do understand that decision since Tepera pitched back to back night on Thursday and Friday, but he was pitching when we were losing on Friday.. You should not put any of 7th/8th inning set-up man or a closer when your team is losing unless they didn't pitch for a while... If Tepera didn't pitch on Friday, he would have been available to pitch in the 8th and he would have kept the 8th inning clean. And that happened again... and it was even worse I was watching it at the dome. Danny Barnes was warming up in the bullpen in the 5th inning when Sanchez was labouring in the 5th. However, he got out of trouble.. so I was expecting him to pitch in the 6th inning. However, I was quite surprised when Axford came in.. Wasn't he a guy who set fire on the bomb in the 8th inning on Saturday? I really had very bad feeling, and it came true with allowing three straight hits to allow a run. (The third one was a bit unfortunate but still....) Then Seunghwan Oh (Who was supposed to pitch in the 7th) had to come in to clean the mess. He somehow cleaned it. Then Danny Barnes came in to pitch in the 7th, he walked the first guy, but stuck out Pujols.. and he put Loup to have left vs left with Ohtani. It worked well. Then Tepera came in I won't talk much about Tepera because he was great for 1 1/3 inning. Then Clippard, who came in the 8th inning... absolutely fell apart with allowing three walks in an inning. And even more problematic thing was that no one was warming up in the in the bullpen until he allowed his third walk in an inning... You know why? because Gibby wasted all the pitchers and there were only two options.. so his brain was acting so slowly when he need to decide who to put.. If Gibby didn't go with Axford and went with Barnes instead (or if Axford had clean inning) in the 6th, we would not have wasted bunch of pitchers today. So we could put Oh in the 7th, Tepera in the 8th, and Clippard in the 9th. Even if Clippard was still shaky, we should have had at least two or more options in the bullpen (Loup, and one of Axford or Barnes) I think we blew this game because of Gibby's mismanagement on using relievers. Raptors fired Dwayne Casey even after several playoff appearances and finishing a regular season with the franchise record. but why do they keep Gibby even though there are so many mismanagement from him? I doubt a Welsh Corgi would manage better than Gibby. My immediate suggestion is... 1. Do not put Axford in any close games (if we are winning by few or losing by few) 2. Oh should be a closer instead of Clippard (Everyone on my section were saying the exact same thing) 3. Tepera should remain a 8th inning set-up, while Clippard can go back to his original role (7th inning). You can even try Barnes in the 7th. 4. DFA Petricka and bring someone up in Buffalo.. Maybe Tim Mayza as a second lefty pitcher? If Gibby's mismanagement continues, he really needs to be on the chopping board.

This team is in desparate need of some young energy. Look at the Braves with Albies, Acuna Jr.

Gibby and his coaching staffs should be able to make any adjustments if they don't think things are going well.. As of now, I don't see any..

Yo, you don't see players are just trying to go yard instead of making productive contact? I really see that approach is hurting this team and it is likely Jacoby's approach.. He has to be on the chopping block right now..

Well, I do think Gibby and his coaching staff has to take all the blames right now. Gibby should have been gone after the last season.. or even after 2016. He is making very poor decisions in pitching changes and batting line-up. I remember in 2016 ALCS which Gibby kept Martin in the 5th spot in the batting order even when he was slumping throughout the playoffs.. And why Grandy is on the bench against the lefty while Dwight Smith Jr. is not?? Smith Jr. has really no production compared to Grandy I also blame Gibby and Pete Walker yesterday's blowout by the bullpen.. If the team didn't use Tepera in the 9th on Friday (when they were losing 3-1) and used other guy instead (Like Petricka, McGuire, etc), he should have been available to pitch in the 8th inning on Saturday. Instead, he wasn't available since he pitched back-to-back, and Axford blew apart again.... If I were a manager, I wouldn't use any 7th inning guy, set-up man, and closer for two days in a row in the losing game.. I suggest they don't use Axford again as a 7th inning guy or set-up.. I know he has overpowering fastball, but that is meaningless if he cannot throw that for strike.. Brook Jacoby?? He is the worst among the three I mentioned.. He has to ask his batters to just make a good contact... It seems like everyone is just trying to go yard instead of hitting base hits. That's why we can't even score a run even if there are two runners on the base with no outs. If we finish disappointing this season and they don't fire any of Gibby or the coaches, I could see this team being broken-up...

And even worse thing is that nobody is taking responsibilities.. Shapiro or Gibby

Brook Jacoby and Pete Walker should be on the chopping block right now..

Let’s just fire either Gibby or Walker/Jacoby.. They are the one who’s making this team absolutely pathetic.

Do you think Gibby trust Axford more than Oh? Axford shouldn’t have pitched in the 8th today...

I know we have a problem with our starting pitching, but I really think our bat has to keep up in order not to lose opportunities to win the game.. For our last two games, Oakland’s starting pitchers exited early because of the injury. Therefore, we should have taken advantage of the Oakland bullpen which has allowed second most hits and third most homeruns in the American League. I really think every batters are just trying to go yard rather than getting base hits with good contact. I saw that trend when Jacoby became our hitting coach. I think that is why we are so bad in RISP. It is really disappointing when our bats are just dead in the tight pitching games. I really think they should consider replacing Jacoby if our bat keep struggles.

If Clippard fails, I think it maybe Tepera or Axford's turn.. Gibby is not thinking Oh as an reliable reliever.

I don’t understand why he has lower priority compared to Axford

Clippard walks a lot of batters compared to Oh. Even though he has lower ERA than Oh.

Drew Hutchison??

In addition to it, Oh has better BB/9 inning than Clippard. (Oh: 1.76, Clippard: 4.42) I think you could be right since it is always great to have a closer who can throw strikes.

If Osuna is suspended, who will become a closer?? I know Tepera is an 8th inning guy, but he has no experience as a closer.. While Clippard, Oh, and Axford has some experience.

Looks like the Dodgers just can't catch a break.. Hyun-Jin Ryu is now on the DL with a groin strain..