...the rest of the story is that Pujols should have had the bat taken out of his hands in that situation.
...the rest of the story is that Pujols should have had the bat taken out of his hands in that situation.
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Completely agree with you Jpup. That whole situation remind anyone of last year at Wrigley when Miley opted to pitch to DLee with first base open and Burnitz on deck. I know the situation was different in that Miley should have been fired on the spot, because that was the easiest baseball move ever. I think it is the same in the idea that I knew both would go yard and didnt want to see either one get a pitch to hit.
And that is why Wags should be down there IMO. He 'll be back.... and a better pitcher IMO.Originally Posted by Chip R
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What is this: 3.38, 2.46, 1.80, 1.59, 1.35, 1.17, 0.96, 0.90, 0.75, 0.64??
It is Todd Coffey's post-appearance ERA starting with the Apr. 7 game in which he allowed his only earned run through 23 REDS games.
* 11.1 consecutive innings w/out an earned run.
* Has not allowed a HR in 14 innings pitched this year (58 batters).
Any other setup-types or closers in the NL with comparable numbers at this point? If they had an All-April team for the NL (or for MLB!), would Todd Coffey deserve to be on that team (hoping all stays the same for the last 2 Apr. games)?
Gotta give it up Todd thus far. He has been a force to this point. Closer? I don't know. The REDS are in 1st as things have been. If it works, don't mess with it is how I usually feel. The BP as a whole has been key in the last week. 4ER in the last 7 games over 17.2 innings pitched.
I'd prefer to use him in the key times, not just as closer. Let him face the tough parts of the line-up whether it's in the 7th, 8th or pth innings and give Weathers/Merker the easier guys. I think that would be our best chance of winning games.
He does seem to do well when he is brought in when there are runners are on. He might be more valuable doing that. If a Rick White or Hammonds gives up the lead in the 7th or 8th it wont matter if Coffey is the closer.
Hey who died and made you boss of this forum?Originally Posted by George Foster
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I brought this back.
They might as well begin a fire sale if they aren't going to get a BP. If the starters don't pitch 9 innings its a toss up. Coffey seems okay, but compared to Weathers bringing Rob Dibble out of retirments doesn't sound crazy. Weathers sucks and the reds have won this year despite him. Its called a closer for a reason. Weathers cannot close the door, he has no "out" pitch. He would fit in nicely with Dano's pitch to contact philiosophy though. Maybe this is where the wheels come off the for the Reds. 2 blown saves in back to back games. If they don't revamp the BP and I mean now they are in big trouble.
Weathers has now blown 4 out of 12 save opportunities. That's 66.6%. We're talking Danny Graves at the end of the line territory. Of course, I think closers are overrated. I don't see why managers feel they have to go to the closer if they have a 3 run or less lead in the ninth inning.
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
As an addendum, looking at tonight's game, after Weathers blew the save in the ninth and Coffey pitched the tenth...I had a bad feeling when White came in to pitch the 11th. White has been too inconsistent and ineffective, I don't understand why you go to him with the game on the line.
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
Especially versus a left handed batter (Nick Johnson) when you have Mercker, Hammond, and Shackelford all available.Originally Posted by savafan
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