Comments on: First Half Review: Relief Pitchers

By: First Half Review: Up the middle infield | River Avenue Blues

First Half Review: Up the middle infield | River Avenue Blues — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:31:15 +0000

[...] went wrong, and how things look for the second half. We already looked at the starting pitchers, relievers, corner infielders, and catchers, so now it’s time to take a look at the [...]

By: First Half Review: Catchers | River Avenue Blues

First Half Review: Catchers | River Avenue Blues — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:32:01 +0000

[...] went wrong, and how things look for the second half. We already looked at the starting pitchers, relievers, and corner infielders, so now it’s time to take a look at the [...]

By: First Half Review: Corner Infielders | River Avenue Blues

First Half Review: Corner Infielders | River Avenue Blues — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:59:14 +0000

[...] wrong, and how things look for the second half. First up we looked at the starting pitching, then relief pitchers. Now we’re onto the corner [...]

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:09:57 +0000

Nobody’s sure it can work, because we can’t predict the future. No way of knowing what will happen.

More importantly, you just can’t predict baseball.

By: Lanny

Lanny — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:36:13 +0000

Why should Hughes be in the rotation? He did nothing to warrant it. It’s because he has been lights out as a reliever that people are even discussing it. Why not let him stay where he has been really successful? Remember hes 23 yrs old here. Why rush him?

By: Lanny

Lanny — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:35:09 +0000

The only thing more overrated than Melancon the relief pitcher has been Joba the starter.

By: Accent Shallow

Accent Shallow — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:08:11 +0000

http://www.fangraphs.com/graph.....090712.png

Mariano is so good that his K/BB ratio is off the charts.

By: Double-J

Double-J — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:28:11 +0000

IETC. (snort)

By: King of Fruitless Hypotheticals

King of Fruitless Hypotheticals — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:28:23 +0000

i…i just dont get it.

Starter E goes six strong innings and fiddlefucks around for a bit in the 7th, then alberladingo/robertson finishes, coke/aceves/bruney 8th then Mo saves.

Starter E sucks through 4.1, then alberladingo, robertson, coke, aceves, NICK SWISHER then tomko finishes the game.

either way, nobody can pitch tomorrow except one Unused Reliever, Mo and NICK SWISHER, and in the first example we win. in the second example, i dont know if we won, because i started drinking when tomko came in to pitch in the 8th with us down 8 runs.

hughes can either be Starter E or Unused Reliever.

why doesnt Starter E make more sense?

By: Frank Fernandez

Frank Fernandez — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:19:30 +0000

I’m all for Hughes in the rotation next year. But we should leave him be until then, let him live through some high-leverage, high-drama situations that will be just fine for his overall development and help the team as well. Adam Wainwright got the Cards a ring in the pen and he went straight to the rotation the next year. It can be done.