2009 bullpen Stories - Amazin' Avenue
For The 2010 Cubs, The Best Relief Might Be Found From Within
Last season, one of the principal reasons the Cubs won only 83 games was the failure of Kevin Gregg as closer. He allowed a nightmarish total of 13 HR in 68.2 innings, including a trio of walkoffs (from Ryan Raburn of the Tigers on June 23, Cody Ross of the Marlins on August 2 -- Ross' was the...
Coming in with Runners On – Not our Forte.
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Breaking Down the Bullpen
Who is the worst pitcher in our bullpen? Who is the best? Who is the most frustrating? What have they really been doing? Who's been good? Who's been poor? Who doesn't deserve their ERA? Who should probably have a higher ERA? Interestingly enough, the answer to all of these questions is Matt...
Halos' Bullpen Depth
For those of you who've looked at the screen recently and thought, "where did this guy come from?", you're not alone. I've been following the Angels' minor league system religiously for two years now, and I'm having a tough time keeping all of the Halos' arms straight. So, in an effort to impose...
Tuesday Rockpile: Back to Fundamentals...Again, No Beimel
The Secret to Success Hurdle will apparently have the Rockies focusing on fundamentals in Spring Training this year, as Thomas Harding reports. Wait....where have I heard that before? It seems such "news" is an annual February staple, seemingly indicating that the previous Spring Training...
Danys Baez could start next year, but he won't
Baltimore Sun scribe Jeff Zrebiec has some news: With as many as four openings in their 2009 rotation, the Orioles aren't ruling out any candidates to start, and that includes Danys Baez. Baez, who hasn't pitched in a major league game since August 2006 and is trying to come back from...
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