Friday, May 17, 2013
Powerball odds? Juan Pierre’s homers are long shots, too
(www.al.com)
Odds of being attacked by a shark marlin: 1 in 11.5 million.
Read More...Pierre’s clout came leading off the bottom of the first for the Miami Marlins against the Cincinnati Reds.
Pierre’s homer was his first since June 23. He whooped when the ball went over the fence down the right-field line.
“I don’t know how to react to those things, so it’s just a spur-of-the-moment deal,” Pierre told reporters of his homer reaction. “That’s about the only time you’ll see me smiling on the baseball field.”
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< 1 2If I was breaking in a young pitcher in the bullpen with the intention of turning them into a starter I would never make them into a closer. Middle relief all the way. Pitchers hardly ever want to stop being a closer and rightfully so. Who wouldn't want to be a closer? You're a big star, you're paid incredibly well, by nature of the job you're pretty much only in when the team's winning the game, you go out there and light up the radar gun for 15 pitches, they shake your hand at the end, etc. Who the hell would want to stop doing that? The Twins did it right with Santana.
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