Okay, thats It - Get Wickman Out!

[skar]

Ok he gave up a homer second pitch in a save situation, but then retired the side to keep us in the game, unfortunate, but what was more unfortunate was losing the game on an unearned run due to an error. Don't forget that we wouldn't even have been in that position if it wasn't for wild pitches from Florida.

[AznInvasion]

We should just let Moylan or Soriano close. They have been our most consistent relievers.

[PureBaseballFan]

I am a Moylan fan and even I don't think he could handle the closer role.

Maybe when Lidge is heathly we make a swap!

So you want Lidge who lost his closer role and hasn't been the same since blowing it against Pujols. He is having a decent season but not as a closer and he has blown 3 saves.

If the Braves were going to get a closer option it would most likely be someone like Akinori Otsuka. I will say that most of you guys are overreacting and rushing to judgement far to quickly like I did with Buddy who has pitched well in most of his starts.

[Ridingfastball]

Yeah I agree. Making a move now would be a horrible decision. Just like the braves went into a hitting slump for a period of week's, the same thing can happen to pitchers. Yes we came back late, and yes it hurt, but we still won 5 of 6.

[SamtheBravesFan]

Yeah I agree. Making a move now would be a horrible decision. Just like the braves went into a hitting slump for a period of week's, the same thing can happen to pitchers. Yes we came back late, and yes it hurt, but we still won 5 of 6.

Being reactionary doesn't work. It kills teams for years.

Let me remind you naysayers of this once again. I don't claim to understand the impact personally, but I understand the consequences.

The Braves needed a pitcher in 1983 because they lost Rick Honeycutt to the Dodgers.

Braves get:

P Len Barker

Indians get:

OF Brett Butler
3B Brook Jacoby
P Rick Behenna

The Braves went through an outfield shuffle the next few years and when Bob Horner had all the injuries, they could have easily used Jacoby. And what did they get? A few games of an injured and bad pitcher. Do we want to make this same mistake again to get ANY kind of starter?

[adamsowell]

Wickman almost blew it again

non save situation tonight, last game before the allstar break

wickman almost blew it again, gave up 5 hits in 1 inning.....

good thing we had a 4 run lead...

there isn't much we can do about it... but i'm still mildy annoyed by the fans out there that are saying we are overracting about wickman

1.63 WHIP & 4.80 ERA this season.... he can be very hittable

i just wish he was more consistent day in day out...

[SamtheBravesFan]

non save situation tonight, last game before the allstar break

wickman almost blew it again, gave up 5 hits in 1 inning.....

good thing we had a 4 run lead...

there isn't much we can do about it... but i'm still mildy annoyed by the fans out there that are saying we are overracting about wickman

1.63 WHIP & 4.80 ERA this season.... he can be very hittable

i just wish he was more consistent day in day out...

Apparently, he was leaving all those pitches up in the zone and they wre slapping them for singles. And they were playing in San Diego. Wickman stinks ON THE ROAD.

Good thing Marcus Giles was there to screw things up for the Padres, eh?

[AznInvasion]

Yes, Marcus Giles is still one of our favorite players for being reliably bad. He's still a brave at heart, taking that third strike on the outside edge.

[PureBaseballFan]

I didn't think he should have been in the game as I thought Moylan should have gotten another inning then Ledezma and Soriano only because it wasn't a save situation. I think the one thing that Bobby shouldn't do is bring Wickman in a situation where it isn't a save as he doesn't seem to pitch well.

[adamsowell]

Yes, Marcus Giles is still one of our favorite players for being reliably bad. He's still a brave at heart, taking that third strike on the outside edge.

i've always liked Mark Lemke from back in the day.... Marcus Giles used to reminded me of a buffer Lemke

[PJ-34]

Ha ha. I was watching the game on Sunday Night Baseball and I saw the portly gentleman Wicky come in to the game and almost blow a non save opertunity yikes.

[SamtheBravesFan]

Ha ha. I was watching the game on Sunday Night Baseball and I saw the portly gentleman Wicky come in to the game and almost blow a non save opertunity yikes.

Yeah, he's not doing so hot right now, but I still contend that he's bad on the road.