These last 2 extra inning losses ring familiar

[scoutyjones2]

So last night Romero spit the bit in 10th inning and tonight Fernandez in 10th and Roycroft in -11th (Oli’s new toy) added their own mess

All walked hitters that scored in extra innings.

These last two losses reveal the pen weakness (beyond Helsley) and Oli’s incompetence navigating extra innings.

You need more swing and miss from a bullpen to compete in extra innings.

How doesa manager navigate his relievers walking hitters? Asking for a friend...

There is no navigation to be had once you are in the ditch.

Throw strikes when you come out of the pen. And if not throwing strikes prior to coming out of the pen then you don't get brought out of the pen.

Come out of the pen and fail to throw strikes then you need to be replaced.

Further to that point..you come to the plate... Be prepared to swing at strikes and not simply watch pitches go right down the middle.

It is a Mindset that needs to be instilled from the Top Down. And there needs to be repercussions for failure to follow the script. Repercussions being a reduction in playing time and or opportunity.

This is The Pros. Put up or Get Out.

So, again, how do you blame the manager for his players failures?