September 14, 200422 yr In the post-game, Minervini reported that Benitez told Jack he needed a day off. What's with that? Yesterday, after too much time off, he looked rusty as hell. Either something's wrong with Mando or we don't know how to keep arms ready in the bull-pen. Something stinks.
September 14, 200422 yr Thank the Lord.. I thought he was hurt 558363[/snapback] he might be i agree something isnt right here
September 14, 200422 yr Benitez probably realized there was a double header the next day and he wanted to be ready for some heavy playing time, I doubt there's anything more to this such as an injury.
September 14, 200422 yr Author Double-header tomorrow or not... It's one game at a time. We were up just 2 runs in the 9th. THAT'S CLOSER TIME TODAY, TODAY, TODAY! Tomorrow takes its own turn. Maybe there'll be nothing for the Closer. As I said, something stinks.
September 14, 200422 yr Double-header tomorrow or not... It's one game at a time. We were up just 2 runs in the 9th. THAT'S CLOSER TIME TODAY, TODAY, TODAY! Tomorrow takes its own turn. Maybe there'll be nothing for the Closer. As I said, something stinks. 558378[/snapback] Remember what happened to Gagne when he didnt get rest, it can happen to anyone, he didnt look sharp yesterday, gave up a homer and was around 91-92 MPH
September 14, 200422 yr Author IMO, Armando's problem yesterday was because he is rusty, not because he is over-worked. My biggest criticism of Jack is he doesn't know how to use his relievers and he doesn't know how to keep them sharp. And that includes Benitez.
September 14, 200422 yr Don't panic and don't speculate too much. Maybe a bad case of Diahrrea? who knows. . . .
September 14, 200422 yr Do you really want him to pitch 4 games in 3 days? If we didn't have Mota, that'd be one thing, but we have a guy more than qualified for the job.
September 16, 200422 yr Author Don't panic and don't speculate too much. Maybe a bad case of Diahrrea? who knows. . . . 558412[/snapback] Anyone know if, in fact, Armando is 100%? I posted this several days ago. Yesterday I dropped him from my 3 Fantasy teams. I really hope I was wrong.
September 16, 200422 yr Don't panic and don't speculate too much. Maybe a bad case of Diahrrea? who knows. . . . 558412[/snapback] Anyone know if, in fact, Armando is 100%? I posted this several days ago. Yesterday I dropped him from my 3 Fantasy teams. I really hope I was wrong. 560816[/snapback] why wouldnt you just put him on your bench?
September 17, 200422 yr I sure hope for your sakes it isn't his yearly September collapse. 561770[/snapback] I doubt it. We're already more than halfway through the month.
September 17, 200422 yr I sure hope for you guys it isn't his yearly September collapse. 561770[/snapback] Sure didnt look like it tonight, he was getting that fastball in at 97 and spotting it. Armando is one of the huge keys to these last few weeks.
September 17, 200422 yr Mando isn't the same player he was in previous years, so I'm not going to predict anything. It's just something worth considering.
September 17, 200422 yr He just feels tired of working so much. He isnt hurt, he wants to be fresh when he comes in to pitch.
September 17, 200422 yr To be honest with you i dont think Mando has looked good since his stint on the DL . Just my opinion , The other day when we played Expos and Mota closed out the game, had me wondering big time . Has Mando been overworked compared to other Closer's ? my guess would be no .
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