thedon. wrote:If the Mets had a starter that could consistently go to the seventh -- or had a bullpen worth a sh!t -- we could see what your response would be.
Have fun in the cellar
Classy. Naturally, at the rate Dusty's going, the only seventh CHC starters are going to is the 7th room in a hospital ward.
Dusty Baker has a long history of abusing pitchers' arms. He's old-school and doesn't see any reason to change because he's been a successful manager doing it his way. It doesn't appear that he's interested in looking at any data that shows pitchers shouldn't be left in games to throw 125 pitches.
Last year, the average # of pitches thrown by a starting pitcher in the NL was 93.6. The Cubs averaged 103.4.
He's been criticized for years but won't change. If it turns out Prior's elbow is more damaged than has been shown yet, Baker might get more heat for his pitcher usage.
I like him as a manager, in general, because he seems to get a lot out of his teams, but he should let a good pitching coach take care of his pitching staffs. In Seattle, Lou Piniella was brutal with young pitchers early in his tenure with the M's. The pitching finally started coming around when Brian Price was named pitching coach and Lou let Price take care of the pitching end of things.
Roger Angell: I was talking with Bob Gibson and I said: 'Are you always this competitive?' He said: 'Oh, I think so. I got a three-year old daughter, and I've played about 500 games of tic-tac-toe with her and she hasn't beat me yet.'
Some Wood numbers...prior to today, Wood has gone beyond 105 pitches for a total of 67 IP in his career. 96 K's, 3.09 ERA and allowing a .160 avg.
He was dominant in this game, and while I agree that Dusty overuses his starters unnecessarily at times, I also thought leaving Wood in the game was the right move. Had it not been for some questionable umpiring (which will likely net Wood a fine following his blowup) he wins the game.
slomo007 wrote: Nothing at all is wrong with it....Go Dusty! Reds in 2004!
hahahahahahah
yeah, if dusty keeps this up the astros will run away with nl central.
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UMMMMMMM Yeah, I wasn't dissing any SP on the Cubs b/c they are all very very very good. But if that is all u can result to, when I diss your Arm murdering manager,by all means if it makes you feel better,then get it off your chest.
Dusty does not know how to manage his pitchers. He has a beefed up bullpen...how about he lets them get the job done. Especially this early in the season.
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