tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post618669329074619095..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Today in Improve Relief Pitcher UsageNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-44166897450349307302009-04-27T02:56:00.000-07:002009-04-27T02:56:00.000-07:00This trend has been driving me nuts for years. Du...This trend has been driving me nuts for years. During the 1960s and 1970s, the norm was 15 everyday players and 10 pitchers, +/- 1. Hell, I remember awhile during the 1978 season when Earl Weaver had an 8-man staff. And the Earl of Baltimore got 90 wins from his club that year.<br /><br />It's been especially agonizing as a Nats fan: during their brief existence, they've had a plethora of starters who usually had to be lifted in the fifth or sixth. What you need in a situation like that is a long man - someone who can step in and pitch through the eighth or ninth, depending on whether it makes sense to bring in the closer.<br /><br />Instead, they'd typically use <B>four</B> relievers to finish up the game. That's just crazy.<br /><br />If the starter's only gonna pitch into the sixth anyway, make your fifth starter into a long man, and go with a four-man rotation.low-tech cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289554457923640296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-11599127733817499192009-04-24T15:14:00.000-07:002009-04-24T15:14:00.000-07:00It might, to some extent, be an artifact of the ti...It might, to some extent, be an artifact of the time of year. A lot of managers like to keep pitch counts low in April and May while their pitchers are rounding into form, and that means they need more arms.drhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394331250444204958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-91231634820402529822009-04-24T11:43:00.000-07:002009-04-24T11:43:00.000-07:00Damn I hate the AL. Stupid DH.....Damn I hate the AL. Stupid DH.....Arbitristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090122079098885856noreply@blogger.com