May 18, 20188 yr At least the Marlins are idiotic morons like the Rays with starting Romo tomorrow. Now if they start Ziegler.....
May 19, 20188 yr I don’t have issues with an Opener and a Closer. 1st inning is the worst inning for Starters anyway. What’s the downside?
May 19, 20188 yr Author I don’t have issues with a Opener and a Closer. 1st inning is the worst inning for Starters anyway. What’s the downside? its idiotic??
May 19, 20188 yr Bullpenning is the way of the future, boss. I know it's a video game but in MLB 17, I started a franchise, started it with fantasy draft and basically got the best possible bullpen I could ... as a matter of fact, in 90 rounds, I drafted exactly zero starting pitchers. All relievers, mostly closers. I had guys like Kimbrel, Betances, Rivero [now Vazquez], Miller, the list goes on. My offense was pretty decent as well, having guys like Trout [my first round pick, obvs], Marwin Gonzalez, Joey Gallo, etc. I had a good number of guys who could play multiple spots on the field [Gonzalez, Chris Taylor, et al]. Played on Hall of Fame difficulty with the sliders set to make hitting and pitching a little more difficult without going onto Legend. I started the season 17-1, led the league in strikeouts by a WIDE margin. I basically just started whoever hadn't pitched in a couple days, and had the same mindset with whoever was left in the bullpen. Now will any MLB teams do this? No, of course they won't, and I don't expect them to do that. But it's not the worst idea in the world. Lol.
May 20, 20188 yr At least the Marlins are idiotic morons like the Rays with starting Romo tomorrow. Now if they start Ziegler..... He struck out the side in the first inning. LOL
May 20, 20188 yr He struck out the side in the first inning. LOL He did! Took him a lot of pitches, though. Like a lot a lot.
May 20, 20188 yr i wonder what term they'll come up for this if this ever catches on. it's not really a "start" since they don't go long enough to qualify for the W - and it's certainly not a Save either....."Romo had 37 Firsts this year" sounds idiotic but players are going to want something catchy to capture their specific contributions.
May 20, 20188 yr i wonder what term they'll come up for this if this ever catches on. it's not really a "start" since they don't go long enough to qualify for the W - and it's certainly not a Save either....."Romo had 37 Firsts this year" sounds idiotic but players are going to want something catchy to capture their specific contributions. Brian Kenny calls it The Opener.
May 23, 20188 yr Author Still a stupid idiotic gimmick. But its the Rays. They have bought into gimmicks all fucking season with their pitching staff.
May 24, 20188 yr Meh, it makes sense, but I just don't know how sustainable it is. The real best idea would be to never let a pitcher see a batter for the third time. So forget "openers" and "closers" and whatever, and just have 12 or 13 guys who can all pitch 2 or 3 innings at a time. Aces like Kershaw, Scherzer, and Urena can give the rest of the guys a break by pitching much more of the game.
May 25, 20188 yr OMG, I am so offended for Kershaw and Scherzer right now ? Why? You should be offended for Urena.
May 25, 20188 yr Why? You should be offended for Urena. The word 'aces' was in the sentence. I think that sums it up.
May 25, 20188 yr The word 'aces' was in the sentence. I think that sums it up. Right and Urena is a god among men.
May 25, 20188 yr Right and Urena is a god among men. you are clearly messing with me now.....I get it.
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