Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals Double-Header Game Thread (4/28)

[chiefsfan987]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Chen didn't last three goddamned innings because he is firmly entrenched as a reliever. He didn't make it past 80 pitches without giving stuff up last year. He has zero starter left in him. you guys need to get a goddamned grip.

Oh FFS Chen could have easily given you 5 innings after all those days off. Again, it wouldn't have mattered tonight because the whole team sucked ***, but to pretend that Chen couldn't have went 5 is just stupid.

[alnorth]

I'm fine with starting Will Smith. Mendoza was not an option. If my alternative is Chen, and Will Smith is rocking and rolling in Omaha, then I give the kid a shot.

As it turned out, looks like Smith still needs to work on some stuff.

[RedDread]

Originally Posted by alnorth

I'm fine with starting Will Smith. Mendoza was not an option. If my alternative is Chen, and Will Smith is rocking and rolling in Omaha, then I give the kid a shot.

As it turned out, looks like Smith still needs to work on some stuff.

I wonder how that start would have gone had Moose not flubbed that possible DP ball.

[chiefsfan987]

Originally Posted by alnorth

I'm fine with starting Will Smith. Mendoza was not an option. If my alternative is Chen, and Will Smith is rocking and rolling in Omaha, then I give the kid a shot.

As it turned out, looks like Smith still needs to work on some stuff.

Like I said, in the end it really didn't matter. Neither choice would have got us a win. It was just a personal preference.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by chiefsfan987

Oh FFS Chen could have easily given you 5 innings after all those days off. Again, it wouldn't have mattered tonight because the whole team sucked ***, but to pretend that Chen couldn't have went 5 is just stupid.

Or instead of using a guy who will NEVER be a starting pitcher again, you give one of your "better" minor leaguers a chance to get experience against one of the worst teams.

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Or instead of using a guy who will NEVER be a starting pitcher again, you give one of your "better" minor leaguers a chance to get experience against one of the worst teams.

and lose 10-3.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Simplicity

and lose 10-3.

Yea and Chen is such a much better option!!!

Oh wait, he got hit around tonight too....

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Yea and Chen is such a much better option!!!

Oh wait, he got hit around tonight too....

I was just saying.

[chiefsfan987]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Or instead of using a guy who will NEVER be a starting pitcher again, you give one of your "better" minor leaguers a chance to get experience against one of the worst teams.

I'm just conditioned to not want to see any minor league starters come up from this organization because of how bad of a job they've done developing them the last decade +.