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  1. wabene
    Oh so you want to keep this pace. That must mean your on board with him being pulled after 7 😉
  2. wabene
    Anyway, my bad for derailing this discussion. This was finally a fun game to watch mainly because of the at bats (and of course Louie V). It was getting so hard to watch our highest paid players slinking back to the dugout. I would like to see this approach continue and yes find a way to get Wallner back up. Ride the hot hand for crying out loud.
  3. wabene
    Another inning could very well be 20 pitches which would be 106 and I'm guessing that would be over the rookie's limit. Why the need to go to the limit when you have low leverage innings available for your pen? Back then were guys pumping 98mph fastballs like Louie? If the Louie Varland we saw last night was throwing 88, he may have fell asleep out there, lol. Look I thought they were going to send him out for the 8th. My point is I don't care that they didn't, all I care about is they win the game, and we get a full season, plus playoffs, of a healthy, successful Louie Varland. How we get there doesn't matter to me one bit, just like shut outs and complete games etc., Those things are not wins.
  4. wabene
    Pitchers are getting injured more and throwing as hard as they can. Since this is different than in the past wouldn't it follow that they might be able to pitch less innings?
  5. wabene
    If anything was "sad" wouldn't it be that the other starter only got 4.2 innings out of his 102 pitches? We've got a young, strong, determined starter on our hands who is likely going to blow by his most innings pitched in a season this year. This management staff has managed to keep Duran healthy after only pitching 16 innings 2 years ago. They have Joe Ryan, a rising star with a smooth delivery and a clean injury history. If he's got his flow going they've run him up to I think about 108 pitches. When late in a start he had a draining what was it 15-20 pitch at bat and is losing velocity, they pull him at 89. This strategy seems to be working. Pushing a starter to a complete game, shut out or no hitter etc achieves essentially bragging rights but not much else. I prefer a winning, healthy starter for a full season. Look at what happened with Johan, do you think he would trade that one game for a longer, healthy career?
  6. wabene
    I agree with this. Put Maeda in the pen but calculate how many innings he might pitch as a starter from that point and pay him to his contract at that level. Everybody wins. (Not my money, lol.}
  7. wabene
    You are entitled to that opinion and it is shared by many. My questions: What is the fascination of pushing pitchers to their absolute limit at every opportunity? Does this make any sense to do this in an era with such frequent pitcher injuries? In a game like this with a lead like that, I would argue that is the exact time to ease up on your valuable young starter.
  8. wabene
    Here we are June 1st. Still in first place. Still over 500. Wrong again my friend. Get your crow.
  9. wabene
    I don't see the logic here. It is being implied that other teams saw his poor performance this year coming. Why would they then offer the same AAV but just cut the term in half?
  10. wabene
    What's going on on that shelf behind Plouffe, lol
  11. wabene
    Season series and both 3 game series taken from a top team that I enjoy beating. Nice game Louie
  12. wabene
    First the Yanks and now the Stros. Still in first and above 500, there will be some crow snacked on tonight.
  13. wabene
    HBP count all even now
  14. wabene
    Agreed Lopez has talent and you gotta try to get him right. This was a good time to put him in.
  15. wabene
    It's all mental for this guy
  16. wabene
    Yep saw that, pointing out that he had already had a confidence booster
  17. wabene
    Lopez did porch a scoreless inning last time out
  18. wabene
    I hope the boys on the bench are getting their at bat therapy
  19. wabene
    Man of the hour, David Popkins?
  20. wabene
    I hope he remembers his bat this time
  21. wabene
    Louie, "4-5 outs, no problem"
  22. wabene
    Kepler's phantom touch breaks the spell
  23. wabene
    Gallo breaks the roof
  24. wabene
    I hope the boys on the bench are paying attention to these at bats
  25. wabene
    Off Donnie's barrel
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