Stanek is coming around

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Stanek is coming around

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I ripped Stanek a week or two ago for being a wild man. This excerpt from Derrick Goold's column this morning is welcome news. My point was that he was overthrowing badly and evidently he saw that too.....



"He retired the side in order for his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance. The veteran reliever has retired 10 consecutive batters in the past week. It’s a sharp pivot from the walks and bad batted-ball luck that clouded his April.

He had 12 walks in his first 12 innings this season and two three-walk appearances.

He has one walk and six strikeouts in his past five innings.

“Early on, I wasn’t attacking the first couple of weeks,” Stanek explained. “I wasn’t attacking as much, but I wasn’t getting beat by it at that time. I think I made a conscious effort to get in the zone more after that, and then things actually got worse with results. Stuff-wise, I was throwing things in the zone. I wasn’t giving up big damage. It was just hits, and you give up those hits and a couple of walks, and things get a little screwy. I had to get back to trusting my."
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When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
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Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
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My hope is that if they can fix Stanek, perhaps they can get others like Svanson in tune. Evidently, Pierpoint, whom Bloom hired is making a difference.
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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
Curious your thoughts on replacing them?
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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
Fingers crossed on Stanek! I think he was signed to hopefully be the RH Setup guy but Soriano seems to be that guy now?
Bruihl does make me nervous. Shuster is a lefty also so hopefully someone can fill that role behind JoJo?
Hey Oz.... I’m just taking it day by day with this team!
So far better than expected.
Still don’t get all the whining/crying/freaking out/whatever????
Take care
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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
+1
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rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
+1
Classic Rock.

Calls for DFAing Stanek for 3 weeks, now slyly pivots away.
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Stanek seems to be an alternative closer if needed.
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ecleme22 wrote: 11 May 2026 13:11 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
+1
Classic Rock.

Calls for DFAing Stanek for 3 weeks, now slyly pivots away.
Isn’t that the ‘bait n switch’ trick applied to baseball ?
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ramfandan wrote: 11 May 2026 13:48 pm
ecleme22 wrote: 11 May 2026 13:11 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
+1
Classic Rock.

Calls for DFAing Stanek for 3 weeks, now slyly pivots away.
Isn’t that the ‘bait n switch’ trick applied to baseball ?
Classic, what the e f f are you talking about moron?

I didn't mention anything about Stanek dumb a z z I underlined and agreed on dumping Bruihl and sending Svanson to AAA.

No wonder I put your stupid a z z on "ignore" long ago even though you kept PMing me begging me not to.

Idiot
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rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:57 pm
ramfandan wrote: 11 May 2026 13:48 pm
ecleme22 wrote: 11 May 2026 13:11 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
+1
Classic Rock.

Calls for DFAing Stanek for 3 weeks, now slyly pivots away.
Isn’t that the ‘bait n switch’ trick applied to baseball ?
Classic, what the e f f are you talking about moron?

I didn't mention anything about Stanek dumb a z z I underlined and agreed on dumping Bruihl and sending Svanson to AAA.

No wonder I put your stupid a z z on "ignore" long ago even though you kept PMing me begging me not to.

Idiot
fraud' rocko
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riff raff wrote: 11 May 2026 14:04 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:57 pm
ramfandan wrote: 11 May 2026 13:48 pm
ecleme22 wrote: 11 May 2026 13:11 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
+1
Classic Rock.

Calls for DFAing Stanek for 3 weeks, now slyly pivots away.
Isn’t that the ‘bait n switch’ trick applied to baseball ?
Classic, what the e f f are you talking about moron?

I didn't mention anything about Stanek dumb a z z I underlined and agreed on dumping Bruihl and sending Svanson to AAA.

No wonder I put your stupid a z z on "ignore" long ago even though you kept PMing me begging me not to.

Idiot
fraud' rocko
Rock putting me on ignore:

Rock: “Tim Raines didn’t put fear in opposing pitchers.”
Me: “uh, what are you talking about? Raines was a stud in his heyday.”
Rock: “Well he didn’t.”
Me: “how can you say that?”
Rock: (puts me on ignore).

Yeah I’m horrible….
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ecleme22 wrote: 11 May 2026 14:09 pm
riff raff wrote: 11 May 2026 14:04 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:57 pm
ramfandan wrote: 11 May 2026 13:48 pm
ecleme22 wrote: 11 May 2026 13:11 pm
rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 13:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 11 May 2026 11:47 am
Cusecards wrote: 11 May 2026 10:55 am When he gets ahead in the count and avoids the walks he’s ok.
Soriano coming around also. Graceffo is serviceable.
BP is looking up although from where they started they really couldn’t go down very much!
Now if they would dump briuhl and send svanson down they might have a decent bullpen
+1
Classic Rock.

Calls for DFAing Stanek for 3 weeks, now slyly pivots away.
Isn’t that the ‘bait n switch’ trick applied to baseball ?
Classic, what the e f f are you talking about moron?

I didn't mention anything about Stanek dumb a z z I underlined and agreed on dumping Bruihl and sending Svanson to AAA.

No wonder I put your stupid a z z on "ignore" long ago even though you kept PMing me begging me not to.

Idiot
fraud' rocko
Rock putting me on ignore:

Rock: “Tim Raines didn’t put fear in opposing pitchers.”
Me: “uh, what are you talking about? Raines was a stud in his heyday.”
Rock: “Well he didn’t.”
Me: “how can you say that?”
Rock: (puts me on ignore).

Yeah I’m horrible….
I'm supposedly on ignore for calling out his multiple uh, 'exaggerations' of which there are many.
But I know he reads my posts. He's too narcissistic not to. It's comedy gold for me.
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Looks like I already flogged myself for that call boys:

Post by rockondlouie » 09 May 2026 09:41 am

Galatians221jb1 wrote: ↑08 May 2026 23:30 pm
Amazing. Even Stanek was perfect tonight. Hope this continues.

He's coming around, I was one of the fools who wanted him DFA'd.
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rockondlouie wrote: 11 May 2026 14:42 pm Looks like I already flogged myself for that call boys:

Post by rockondlouie » 09 May 2026 09:41 am

Galatians221jb1 wrote: ↑08 May 2026 23:30 pm
Amazing. Even Stanek was perfect tonight. Hope this continues.

He's coming around, I was one of the fools who wanted him DFA'd.
It doesn't make you any less of an A hole.
fraud' rocko