jphat007

Right freaking at every fielder.

We need to quit hitting balls hard right at people.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 09:20 PM) Thinking because you can throw the ball with your left hand you can automatically get out left handed batters at a high rate. Why do you think walker was ever on this team? Because of his over whelming skill? He takes out jenks tonight and brings in marte who has been obliterated against lefties... jenks has done very well against them... sure it's a small sample size. But that is something ozzie does daily. Jason is my witness that i was b****ing at ozzie for bringing in marte at that particular time ( he was pissed too). If you really cannot recall all of his miscues i can go through game logs and refresh your memory. Just because we have the second best bullpen era in the league and the best save percentage doesn't mean he gets a free pass and doesn't mean that the players have picked him up [/i]alot. Bringing in Marte was dumb. He's gotten saved by good pitching at the end a lot, but I think he keeps people in the rolls they are in because thats what he's done all year to have the best record in baseball. But he does do some dumb things. And he definately errs on the side of veterans, which is why Marte keeps trucking out there while Cotts has been awesome. Doubt that will happen anymore though.

oh forget it. I'm not gonna change anyones mind. Ozzie sucks. blah blah blah.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 09:18 PM) You have the best save percentage because of one thing: Dustin Hermanson! Thus, if it's a save situation, put his ass in the game. If you're going to warm him up with his back problem, put him in the game. BS can come in the 8th too i think.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) It's called having really good pitching Then what does it matter who he brings in where as long as they get the job done, which they have done better than anyone in the league?

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) He's done similar things against the Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels this year, and Marte needed to be bailed out by another reliever or the Sox offense in the next inning. Marte stuck out Ortiz in a big spot the toher day. I'm not excusing Marte, and I'd go with Cotts, but just saying.

QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 09:15 PM) True. Even the blind pig can find the truffle sometimes. But that's what I'm saying. If he was making tons of guys and putting people in situations where they didn't succeed, we wouldn't have the best save percentage in the league. So while he's made some dumb moves, most of them have worked out. You don't have hte lowest blown save percentage by getting lucky.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 08:48 PM) We will get swept in the playoffs if ozzie continues this sort of managing the last two years now. He is beyond ridiculous. He has to look at f***ing splits and realize realize marte is far superior verse righties than lefties. He also has to realize cotts has been far superior against both righties and lefties than marte has this year. But ozzie does not look at stats... therefore the problems with the pen. What is this problem of which you speak? We have the second best bullpen ERA in the league and the best save % in the league. Ozzie makes some dumb moves from time to time, but with numbers like those, he's doing something right.

YES> HERMY IS AWESOME!!!!!!!

Mercy. Get it IN there.

Ugh. Don't do that.

Unintentionally intentionally do it.

Oh lordy.

Incredible. Hopefully this is good and Ozzie won't use him anymore.

Ugh.

LOL. This should get a good reaction from the board.

Sometimes I wish he'd get that hook down a bit. Its awesome that he can throw it for a strike, but at 1-2, throw it lower.

CMon Bobby. Big situation for you here.

Poor Shingo What a crappy situation to come into.

that was ball four......maybe.

Oh no Shingo, don't walk him.

Pops up McCann. Come on Shingo!!!

Shingo pops Francoeur up. Impressive.

Ouch. Billy Wagner just gave up a 3 run bomb to Biggio in a HUGE game for the Phillies and they lost. All with 2 outs too. Terrible, terrible way to lose. Meanwhile. Shingo has to come in with a 1 run lead, bases loaded, nobody out in Atlanta. Good luck with that one.