This is going to screw us in the long run. With Gagne and Turnbow being your 8th and 9th inning guys you have to just assume there will be at least one run scored in every game you use them. Gagne who hold the record for most consecutive saves may set the record for most consecutive blown saves this season.
A change up is the best pitch in baseball and when Gagne was good he had a fastball around 97 and a change around 82 essentially unhittable, now a fast ball at 93 and a change at 82 means you are better off throwing a JUGS machine out there.
Turnbow just is a head case, if you ever want to rattle a relief pitcher call him a gas can. Essentially you are saying that you are putting gas on the fire. So when Turnbow comes out of the bullpen to Metallica's "Fuel" he basically has it down. When he can throw that 83 MPH curve for a strike the guy is the best pitcher I have ever seen. Once hitters learned he cannot throw it for a strike, they laid off and waited for 98 MPH straight heat and blasted it.
Actually, I really think that by May 31st Seth McClung could be the closer and David Riske (Free Agent signee) will be the 8th inning guy. Solomn Torres and Brian Shouse look old, and Guillermo Mota just sucks.
Well here is to Sheets, Gallardo and the rest of the starting putting in 7 good innings a night and an offense putting up 8 runs a game.
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And now Tofu Fielder is unhappy with his contract. Well at least you guys were poised to crack that 81-81 mark for the first time in years. Oh Well, I guess Terrorism doesn't pay!
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