Re: About Glavine.....


"jonathan" <jonathan.merin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Fine . . . but what if Martinez can't go 9 innings? What if he only
> has 6 on that day? Would you rather have Martinez at say, 75%, plus
> the possibility of overuse or injury which could threaten his next
> start or couple of starts, or a fresh reliever at 100%?
>
> I'm not arguing that every pitching decision Willie Randolph and Rick
> Peterson has made this year has been correct. I've disagreed with many
> of them. I know there are a number of instances where I would have
> left a starter in. I'm also not arguing that the bullpen sucks, and
> that it's a huge offseason priority. But I am arguing this expectation
> you seem to have that says that everytime somebody doesn't pitch 8 or 9
> innings they were taken out when they still had plenty left. You don't
> know that and to make that claim like you do is ridiculous.
>

If what you're saying is that both Randolph and Peterson are privy to inside
information, which they use daily to evaluate their players, then we're 100
percent in agreement. I'm not sure how Randolph's detractors expect to get
anywhere near the wildcard/playoffs without at least testing the bullpen in
tight situations.

Otherwise, there's got to come a point where you either put faith in the
manager or you don't. And right now, I put a heck of a lot more faith in
Willie's decision making process than I do the entire Mets' bullpen.



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