Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 22, 2005
How do You Spell Relief?

Where was Danys Baez last night? It's the eighth inning. Franklin Nunez took the game from a comfortable lead to a save situation. Why does Lou Piniella bring in a pitcher with a 7.32 ERA at that point? A pitcher, who despite having good walk and home run numbers still gives up a ton of runs?

Baez pitched 1 1/3 inning the previous night, throwing over 20 pitches. But he had four days off. He didn't need to finish the game on Tuesday, he just needed to get two outs. Certainly a closer should be able to pitch two days in a row, especially if his overall use is low.

This article will give you a feel just how shell-shocked the Devil Rays are.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:47 AM | Games | TrackBack (0)
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I was wondering the same thing. I guess a 4 out save is okay, but 5 would be too many?

Posted by: Anna Nimbus at June 22, 2005 03:07 PM
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