Comments on: Ugh.

By: Forsch31

Forsch31 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:26:42 +0000

Is the long reliever role ridiculous when your team is facing 30 plus games without a day off at the beginning of the season and a starting rotation that isn’t exactly durable workhorse material?

By: shaneo69

shaneo69 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:40:58 +0000

I’m sure LaRussa and Duncan have no clue (and don’t care) what their minor league history was, but in 2007, K-Mac, Motte, and Perez were money as the 7th, 8th, and 9th inning pitchers at Springfield. They knew their roles and excelled in them.

Why not make Franklin the long man (as someone mentioned previously), Kinney gets the Springer innings, and re-install McClellan, Motte, and Perez where they performed at a high level in the past?

By: Hook,Line@FASTBALL

Hook,Line@FASTBALL — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:05:10 +0000

It seens to me that you really need a long reliver to help out mostly on the front end but two not just one young guns for the 8th and 9th seems like a shut the door

By: cards13

cards13 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:18:01 +0000

I wish Perez was in St. Louis, but you can’t say they always yo-yo guys or they don’t give young guys a chance. McClellan is the example, he got the unexpected chance, performance dropped but is still getting the benefit of the doubt. He’s the guy I would leave in AAA but he’s the guy they’re sticking with despite his struggles and lack of experience.

By: Red Blazer

Red Blazer — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:25:11 +0000

I like the move.

Tony knows baseball.

We will see Perez in St. Louis soon.

By: BigJawnMize

BigJawnMize — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:51:01 +0000

April Fools…April Fools…crap that is 2 days away, so that can’t be it.

By: Kasahkstanny Danny

Kasahkstanny Danny — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:30:18 +0000

How many of us are about to have our Howard Beal moment?

Well I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!!!!

By: VolsnCards5

VolsnCards5 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:24:58 +0000

this is just unbelievable…i don’t know what to say

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:11:39 +0000

What fewgood said.

(I like Brad T, and I could rationalize keeping him over McClellan given Kyle’s awful Spring. But c’mon now, Thompson was a sub-mediocre MLB pitcher last year; keeping him over Chris Perez, who has *already* shown the ability to succeed in The Bigs over a substantial sample size is just goofy. Oh, and Perez has been dominant over his last couple of appearances.)

By: pat hardin

pat hardin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:30:52 +0000

I agree with fewgoodcards. This “long reliever” role is ridiculous. Franklin and Mclellan have both started before so this role should basically be shared between them. If the bullpen has a long night then you can call up someone from Memphis for emergency duty. But over the course of the season you’re better off having your best 5 relievers in the pen. Otherwise we’re going to have the same problem we had last year, except it will be in the 7th and 8th, not the 9th. Franklin’s an average pitcher and Mcllelan hasn’t been good since the first half of last year. So you’re now left with Kinney and Motte and those 2 can’t pitch every night. It’s infuriating that we not only have disappointing offseasons, we can’t even put our best team on the field, and it’s been this way for years. But as long as Larussa is around, being a veteran and one of his “guys” will trump talent and ability. He may be a great in game manager but his roster handling is hurting us in the short and long term. I also like how spring training performances only count if he wants them to. “kyle mclellan’s been crappy all spring, but since he switched to the opposite side of the rubber he’s been less crappy so we’re going to go with him.” I’m ready for him to go. He’d rather lose with mediocre players he’s familiar with then give someone with talent a chance. There’s no reason to invest in the minor league system as long as he’s making the final decisions.