
The Orioles were on the verge of a confidence building win... they beat up Phil Hughes (which will probably be a regular occurrence this season and were going to leave Yankee Stadium with a split.
They brought a one run lead into the 9th inning and Buck Showalter handed the ball to Kevin Gregg. The minute I saw that I thought "Well, the Yankees are going to tie the game."
First batter, Jorge Posada, parked a game tying shot.
The Yankees won in 10, but make no mistake, this was Gregg's game to lose.
And so now we have the fourth straight season that I have been telling people that he stinks as a closer and teams are nuts for signing him.
And the Orioles are his fourth team in as many years.
And believe me, there will be many more demoralizing losses for a young Orioles team this year. This team should not be handing the ball to Kevin Gregg. That is a recipe for devastation. That is a formula that will keep a growing team from building on positive moments like taking early leads and hitting well in the Bronx.
Nothing positive happened for them tonight.
Buck, Gregg may indeed have some talent, but handing the game to him in the 9th is a terrible Armando Benitez-esque mistake.
Throw Josh Rupe out there. Give Chris Jakubauskas a few save chances. Koji Uehara is no spring chicken. Have him come out to close games.
Call up Eddie Gamboa from AA and see what he can do.
How can it be worse than Gregg?
It is no longer a small sample size of games nor teams.
It's a rebuilding year for the Orioles but with a break here and there they can sniff .500. But that won't happen with Gregg giving away games, which is EXACTLY what he will be doing all season long.
Unless you think the last 4 years were a fluke!
Kevin Gregg > Mike Gonzalez
ReplyDeleteYou will notice I didn't suggest Mike Gonzalez.
ReplyDeleteBut Kevin Gregg is brutal
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