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Friday, September 21, 2007

BPro: Sheehan: Where Was Coco?

Sheehan’s jolly grimm look at Ned Yost’s wild Cordero-less party.

The more obvious option is throwing out all the tactical concerns and just using your best pitcher. Francisco Cordero is the Brewers closer, and by far their best right-handed reliever. He hadn’t pitched since Sunday in Cincinnati, and in fact, had made just two appearances, throwing 44 pitches total, since September 8. Yost had his best reliever available, fully rested, in a game that his team had to win to keep pace, with the middle of the opponent’s lineup coming up, with a clean double-switch opportunity available to him that would allow him to use Cordero for two innings…and he instead went to Matt Wise.

Yeah, maybe Brewers fans are on to something.

Repoz Posted: September 21, 2007 at 07:56 PM | 11 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Harveys Wallbangers

Posted: September 21, 2007 at 09:16 PM (#2536068)

Can't sneak anything pasr Joe. I e-mailed him and everyone ELSE at BPro 3 years ago that Yost handled his bullpen like a man in a bodycast trying to mast#rbate. Flailing around seeking satisfaction but no idea on how to manage.

I was told first that the players were bad so Yost didn't matter.

Then I was told it was random bad luck.

Then I was told earlier this year there was insufficient sample size to determine root causes.

Now with a slew of evidence staring them in the face and having exhausted the scripted answers someone suggests that PERHAPS there is an issue.

Good grief......

2. aleskel

Posted: September 21, 2007 at 09:21 PM (#2536081)

Yost handled his bullpen like a man in a bodycast trying to mast#rbate. Flailing around seeking satisfaction but no idea on how to manage

this is perhaps the finest metaphor (simile?) I have ever seen on this site. That's downright poetic, that's what it is.

3. VG Posted: September 21, 2007 at 09:37 PM (#2536089)

this is perhaps the finest metaphor (simile?) I have ever seen on this site. That's downright poetic, that's what it is.

Similie (a comparison with as, like or than), and I agree that it was as awesome as a Prince walk-off homer into the upper deck.

4. Dag Nabbit apealing [sic] his own check swing Posted: September 21, 2007 at 09:50 PM (#2536100)

Whatever you call it, if I ever find the right context for it, I'm stealing it for an article.

5. Harveys Wallbangers

Posted: September 21, 2007 at 11:04 PM (#2536159)

I appreciate the kind words.

Though being of a vulgar nature I cannot imagine where Mr. Jaffe might find use for such a phrase should it be for more widespread publication..............

6. larkin4HoF Posted: September 22, 2007 at 07:35 AM (#2537417)

7. Devin has a deep burning passion for fuzzy socks Posted: September 22, 2007 at 07:39 AM (#2537418)

Similie (a comparison with as, like or than), and I agree that it was as awesome as a Prince walk-off homer into the upper deck.

I know you meant Mr. Fielder, and rightly so, but I have to say that seeing His Purple Highness pull that one off would be pretty awesome in its own right.

8. Jamal Touch em All Posted: September 22, 2007 at 08:03 PM (#2537730)

I know you meant Mr. Fielder, and rightly so, but I have to say that seeing His Purple Highness pull that one off would be pretty awesome in its own right.

He IS an elite basketball player...maybe he is a two-sport star.

9. Boots Day Posted: September 22, 2007 at 08:11 PM (#2537736)

The Padres did this exact thing last night, keeping Trevor Hoffman on his butt in the bullpen while the game went to extra innings. Of course, it's not quite the same, since the Pads have an excellent bullpen, but it was a home game, so there was the chance that Hoffman could throw, say, the top of the 12th and have the Padres win in the bottom half of the inning.

They did lose the game, though.

10. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 22, 2007 at 08:17 PM (#2537738)

Reading #9, it makes me appreciate being the fan of a team with no relief pitchers who can be expected to succeed (except the LOOGY), because it leads to a lot less second-guessing in late innings.

11. base ball chick Posted: September 22, 2007 at 09:26 PM (#2537798)

my life is better for having a little harveys in it

yost really IS clueless at how to use a bullpen.
me having suffered thru phil garner for the past few years, as soon as i saw bush coming out and linebrink going in i knew poor harvey was gonna have himself some blood pressure

and then the leftyrighty crap

it truly amazes me that on a club where bill hall!!! is a bench guy that they aren't leading the NL by 15 games...

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