http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=ueharko01&year=2009&t=p#innng
With only one exception, Koji gets crushed in the 7th, and he had gotten hit hard in the 6th. Pulling him was the right move.

And you can't use your best pitchers every game. Bass is normally the long man and should have no trouble going two innings. I have no problem with Trembley's BP management.

This was arguably the best managed game of the year for the O's, highlighted by the not obvious choice of pinch running Guthrie for Wieters, which resulting in the O's tying the game. I can't fathom why you'd pick this specific game to criticize Trembley.

If Sully is going to expose me for liking Liriano, I may as well fess up and remind readers that I picked the (last place) Diamondbacks to beat out the Dodgers in a tight race in the NL West. D'oh!

I also picked Alexei Ramirez over Troy Tulowitzki in my fantasy draft. Tulo hit two more HR last night and is now 22-for-51 with 7 HR since June 7th. Ramirez has picked it up a bit of late but his OPS is still .171 behind the guy that I passed up. Aargh!

While I'm at it, I drafted David Price, who turned in a Liriano-type performance last night (4 1/3 IP, 7 H, 10 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO). And I hesitate to mention that I took Ricky Nolasco as my first pitcher (before Zack Greinke, who I actually liked so much I had him ranked 15th among all SP). After a stint in the minors, he appears to be back on track. We'll find out more tonight when he faces Baltimore.

Speaking of last night, Edwin Jackson pitched another great game (7 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 4 BB, 7 SO). I was one of the few who didn't pan the deal from Detroit's perspective. The young righthander is delivering on the potential we all saw in him when he outpitched Randy Johnson in his MLB debut six years ago as a teenager.

Oh, and out West, did anyone else notice that the Angels beat the red-hot Rockies and are now tied with the Rangers for first place in the division? Given all the injuries and tragedy, the Halos are doing pretty well and leading Oakland, the popular choice among the sabermetric crowd by 6.5 games. I'm glad that I didn't get sucked into the dark side on that one.

@Laura:

That's a lot of stock to place in FOUR starts (the last one being all the way back on May 5th) in which he was allowed to pitch into the seventh.

Also, even if you think Wieters would not have made it to third on the Wigginton single to center, there is no way he would not have scored from second on the single by Salazar anyway.

Moreover, do you think Wieters could have handled the ball misplayed in the bottom of the 12th that allowed Bonifacio to advance to second?

Finally, Sherrill HAS to make an appearance in that game.

Wieters is very slow. Him scoring is by no means a guarantee.

And why does Sherill have to pitch? They overworked him last season, and they're being careful not to do the same this season.

Sorry. I pressed post to soon.

Koji was a relief pitcher last season. He's had trouble going deep into games all season. It's not just the 7th he's had problems in, it's the 6th and sometimes the 5th too.

What Wieters could possibly do in the 12th is irrelevant to the decision to pinch run for him. They had to do everything possible to tie the game up before they could even start thinking about the 12th. As Guthrie is faster than Wieters, having Guthrie on base would more likely result in a run.

Sherill does not have to pitch, I suppose. But do you think he would have appeared if the O's had a three run lead in the 9th? Or a one-run lead in the bottom of the 12th?

Have to agree with Laura on Wieters... that dude is SLOW. I absolutely think he could have been thrown out trying to score from second.

And on Uehara. By all accounts (Schmuck/Kubatko), he was gassed, and if you've followed the Orioles at all this year, that's expected. I generally like the writing here but this is definitely a case of the analyst taking the numbers out of context.

I do agree that Sherrill could have been used, but you could fire half the managers in MLB for the saving-the-closer decision. I'd be angrier if the Orioles were in pennant race. They're not, so I'm not.

Facts:

1) Uehara had thrown 76 pitches, 59 of them for strikes. He had allowed just one run on a solo home run and had not walked a batter.

2) In the sixth, after a leadoff double to Hanley Ramirez, Uehara retired the next three batters rather easily (two pop ups and a strikeout). He looked strong to end the sixth.

3) Uehara was pulled to start the seventh in favor of Danys Baez.

4) Baez gave up five earned runs that inning.

5) Trembley pinch ran Jeremy Guthrie for Matt Wieters in the ninth, forcing Baltimore's last man off the bench, Gregg Zaun, into action.

6) Two singles later, Guthrie scored the tying run. Cody Ross, playing center at the time, fielded both singles and is known to have an average arm.

7) Because no position player was available on the bench, Trembley had to pinch hit starting pitcher Rich Hill in the 11th.

8) Zaun allowed a pitch to get by him in the 12th that allowed the eventual game-winning run to advance to second.

9) Trembley never gave the ball to his best reliever in a 12-inning loss.

In the face of all of that, you guys are sticking with "Trembley had a good game"...

Turns out there may have been more to the story on Uehara...