Nate7474

every time we get a ball carrier in our arms they twist forward for an extra 2-3 yards and are consistently in short field. That's a problem that needs addressed in film room with why they aren't getting off the field tonight.

They had 13 penalties last game but somehow have had 0 this game thru 3Q.

No they don't commit penalties.

Missed blocks 2 plays in a row on the outside killed that drive.

That's my problem. It could've been holding or PI but when you don't throw the flag until after the play when someone starts yelling in your face it becomes obvious that you are just making it up as you go.

Wow something you never see with St Brown having a drop.

Other then Perez its all righties on the bench right? I'd argue by sticking with it that he is doing his cutesy stuff.

We still had a person at 3rd. It would've been the exact same result no matter if he went or not.

One guy has 4 of our 5 hits. There are all quiet.

I know Montero isn't great but I really like him for some reason. When hes on he has some of our best swing and miss stuff.

We probably use Perez if someone was on but without that Hinch probably doesn't want to lose his defense. No sure Perez puts up a better at bat though.

Yes, potentially but not enough to go way over 100 pitches. He just throws with such max effort all the time.

He doesn't have that in him. I am worried about even one more as he was starting to look more wild and taking more trips around the mound in between pitches. Starting to look like hes reaching the bottom of the tank.

The second strike was frustrating to watch for sure.

The contact when we make it has been good its just right at them everytime.

A lot of first pitches sliders in the middle of the plate that we just stare at.

Did I miss where this narrative of Mize being unhappy started? Or are we basing this out of him being pulled early and seemingly unhappy about it visually? if it’s because of last start I wouldn’t read to much into that. I assumed before the game even started he’d only go 3 or 4 innings and I'm sure he was told that too. However the competitor in him I’m sure wanted to stay in and then when it didn’t work out well I’m sure he was mad. That doesn’t mean he’s unhappy with the Organization or Hinch long term.

I don’t get the dislike for Tork that I read and hear so often. To me on the eye test defensively he’s be good for us. Seems to be pretty good and picking the ball and has good footwork around the bag. Good enough arm and makes good decisions defensively. Offensively he’s always going to be a lower average guy imo but he works the count and although I think he could stand to be more aggressive I think he will benefit the most from being able to challenge pitches. Power numbers are good and he hits a lot of doubles. Also seems to be a good clubhouse guy that’s well liked. Sure he isn’t going to be the #1 pick we all had hoped for but I also think he’s one of the least of our worries on this team.

I agree with you here. It’s ok to only look for one pitch in one zone to drive for that first pitch/strike. However often it looks like there is no intention to do anything with that pitch and Tork is probably the biggest culprit of that. Then there is Greene and Carpenter who something are the opposite, they are swinging at the pitch one no matter what or where it is.

Every year you make the playoffs is a good season. Getting to the Championship series is a great year. Winning it all is a special season. That is how I look at it and I think it’s a lot harder to go from good to great or special then just getting to good. What we did the year prior means nothing on how I personally judge the current year. Expectations might rise but getting to only 8 teams left is a success.

Not about efficiency. Mize was never going to be counted on to go for a long time this game.

Yes I do. I also think he tried fixing that need last year but the best fit free agent didn't want to tango. He has vastly turned this organization around to where its healthy at all levels. We have made it to at least the ALDS the last 2 years with a flawed roster and a small payroll. All I can ask for as a fan is get my team to the playoffs most years where largely it becomes which team is playing the best baseball at that time that wins. Will he have work to do this off-season...absolutely and I look forward to seeing what he does or doesn't do.

I'm sure he'll be on a snap count until his cardio gets better. Since the current group is doing well against the run my guess is the majority of his snaps the first couple weeks back are going to be passing downs.

I always felt like when looking at this schedule that 12-5 would be a good result. We got by the Ravens which I thought would be a loss. I had us going 4-2 in the division which I think should be very doable still. The Packers game was more about how we looked in the loss more than the actual result that raised some red flags for me.

We haven’t faced a team outside of week one that is playing good football right now. I want to see how we match up over the next couple weeks against the Bucs and Chiefs before I say we are a Super Bowl contender this season and that week one was an early season fluke. Mind you I think it was a fluke and we are legit but I understand the hesitancy on these power rankings to put us at 1 right now.