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Tired Bullpen Wasn't Mets' Cause of Death

Submitted by Jerry Skurnik, Oct 5, 2007 09:41

Relief pitchers who are not super stars (Mariano Rivera, Bruce Sutter, Rollie Fingers, Gossage, etc.) are always inconsistent from year to year. If they were better than that, they'd be starters. So nobody should have been shocked by the Mota, Sosa & Schoenweis this year. The Yankees saw similiar drops in performance from Villone, Myers & Farnsworth - they were able to replace them in the 2nd half. That's why teams are foolish to invest a lot of money in these mediocrities.

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... it's not the total innings pitched by the bullpen, but the fact that nine relief pitchers accounted for 95%... [MORE]

metstoday

Oct 6, 2007 01:08

Although I usually agree with your articles, today, I do not by saying the bullpen was not the cause of... [MORE]

Ray

Oct 5, 2007 17:49

To the extent that the bullpen performance (rather than mere overuse) was the issue I'd like to hear more about... [MORE]

David Crockett

Oct 5, 2007 15:48

Although I usually agree with your articles, today, I do not by saying the bullpen was not the cause of... [MORE]

Ray

Oct 5, 2007 15:43

It is not the number of innings...it is who is pitching those innings. A perfect example is the last 4... [MORE]

Houston Mets Fan

Oct 5, 2007 10:32

Relief pitchers who are not super stars (Mariano Rivera, Bruce Sutter, Rollie Fingers, Gossage, etc.) are always inconsistent from year...

Jerry Skurnik

Oct 5, 2007 09:41

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