Comments on Vegas Watch: An Open Letter To Eric Wedge

Hmm most saves in the AL. Just saved the 4th game ...

2007-10-09T13:55:00.000-04:00

Hmm most saves in the AL. Just saved the 4th game in the ALDS.
Not bad, not bad at all.

Ian

Very much so. Didn't expect the strike zone to be...

2007-10-04T22:53:00.000-04:00

Very much so. Didn't expect the strike zone to be so tiny, and CC was clearly shaken in the top of the first.

Can't argue with the result, however.

"Here's what's gonna happen. CC is gonna go seven,...

2007-10-04T22:47:00.000-04:00

"Here's what's gonna happen. CC is gonna go seven, and Betancourt will come in for the eighth. He'll get through the inning unscathed, then Borowski will come in to close it."

boy, were you off.

45/48? Excellent.45/53? Not so much.

2007-10-04T16:56:00.000-04:00

45/48? Excellent.

45/53? Not so much.

The difference pitching in the 7/8th innings and t...

2007-10-04T16:52:00.000-04:00

The difference pitching in the 7/8th innings and the 9th inning is like night and day. The final 3 outs are the toughest. 45 out of 48 is very good.

i think you should all take a page from the padres...

2007-10-04T15:19:00.000-04:00

i think you should all take a page from the padres/rockies game about bringing in your closer...when you know his record is not good. trot nixon should sit down and explain about what it means to play the yankees and about team pride...all those years w/ the sox should help understanding that not only are cleveland fans watching. everyone who hates the yanks is backing your team. so please don't let us down.

Sometimes having your best relief pitcher be your ...

2007-10-04T14:59:00.000-04:00

Sometimes having your best relief pitcher be your setup man as opposed to your closer is a good thing. Taking into consideration the way that closers are specifically used to maximize their save totals, having your best relief pitcher pitch the highest leverage situations is what you want. This often turns out to be a close 7th or 8th inning game. These are the innings that your top setup man is likely to pitch in. Closers often start the 9th inning of games that it's team is already ahead by 2 or 3 runs in. This is usually not the highest leverage moment of a game. I liked the old Yankees bullpen when Rivera was the setup man for Wetteland. Rivera was getting more high leverage appearances than Wetteland, and it was due to the manager managing to the "save" statistic. If the Perez/Betancourt combo is that good, and niether one of them is the closer, they are likely going to be pitching in more of the high leverage situations (7th and 8th inning). Yes, the 9th inning can have high leverage situations also, but the closer is often wasted in pitching with 3 run leads and only 3 outs to get. Why not waste a mediocre pitcher like Borowski?
vr, Xei

For what it's worth...FIP:4.08 Borowski3.05 Perez2...

2007-10-04T10:11:00.000-04:00

For what it's worth...

FIP:
4.08 Borowski
3.05 Perez
2.25 Betancourt

you couldn't be more spot on. the whole idea of h...

2007-10-04T09:33:00.000-04:00

you couldn't be more spot on. the whole idea of having borowski come in for the 9th just because he's the 'closer' is ridiculous. betancourt and perez are more than capable of handling 2 innings, as theyve done all year.

borowski would be throwing BP up there. lets just hope the tribe gets a big enough lead...

and the thing that gets me is on paper, the tribe has the edge. their pitching can neutralize the yanks bat, the bullpen is strong. the yanks weak pitching doesnt bode well against the tribe's offense. but you just KNOW the yanks are going to tee off on borowski and thats going to be a HUGE factor. again, ugh...