Then Thole should have shrugged off Warthen and called his own <damn game. Why the <hell was Warthen continuing to call "low and away" to the point where it was predictable. More than likely contributed to many of the losses. Our bullpen may not have been as bad if it weren't for that. Not taking away from their own failures, just saying that the pitch-calling by Warthen, and Thole going along with it and choosing to not make his own decision about it made them look worse. We can only hope the same thing doesn't happen with Buck or D'Arnaud, but knowing Warthen and his practical sabotage tactics, I'll wait and see.