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Cito?s Historical Use of the Bullpen in Inter-League Play
2009-06-22 17:39:00
Cito didn’t look to comfortable working a bullpen this past week, did he? All told the Jays went 4 - 2. Still, the Jays pen was so depleted towards the end that Richmond had to man up (kudos BTW) and pitch two days after throwing eight innings. And Romero had to throw 118 pitches ...
Bullpen Follies
2009-06-19 05:41:00
Something about playing the Cubs that brings out the worst in the White Sox bullpen, even in seasons where the team would go on to have at least a "winning" year.Here's a sample just from this decade!* June 11, 2000 Sox blow the lead in the 7th inning and lose the game 6-5.* June 9, 2001 Sox blow the lead in the 7th inning and lose 5-4 in ten.* June 22, 2003 Sox blow the lead in the 8th inning and lose 2-1.* May 21, 2006 Sox blow the lead in the 8th inning and lose 7-4.* June 20, 2008 Sox blow the lead in the 7th inning and lose 4-3.And of course in back to back games in the...
Blame The Bullpen
2009-06-18 23:23:00
Cubs-6 White Sox-5A monumental collapse after taking a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the 8th inning.This is the 4th game this season where the bullpen blew a lead and lost the game in the 7th inning or later. (Conversely the Sox have won only two games this year trailing in the 7th inning or later - both against Kansas City.)I don't often disagree with Steve Stone who I think is one of the best color analyst in the game but yesterday I heard him say "the bullpen has been doing the job all year..."Really?Granted the ERA's of the big four (Bobby Jenks, Matt Thornton, Scott Linebrink and Octavio Dotel) are pretty good but in addition to the four blown...
Giants' Bullpen Thriving
2009-05-06 23:43:00
The season is officially a month old, and one unit that has been rock solid for the Giants, and hasn't gotten much pub, has been their bullpen. Brian Wilson is nailing things down in the ninth, and pretty much everyone who gets him the ball has done their job's so far.The two newest additions to the Giants bullpen, Jeremy Affeldt and Bob Howry, have both done what the Giants have asked of them early on in the season. Affeldt is carrying a 3.18 era on 11.1 innings this year and striking out a batter an inning. Howry is at 4.35, but has really only had one bad outing in his 12 appearances. Merkin Valdez also looks completely healthy and is throwing the ball the way the Giants were hoping he would after missing most of last season with elbow issues. Those three, along with Brian Wilson, are doing their job, which is kind of what was expected of them coming in. What wasn't really expected though was that Brandon Medders and Justin Miller, two minor league invites to spring training, ...
Send Purcey to the Bullpen
2009-04-28 23:51:00
After last nights performance its becoming abundantly clear that David Purcey doesn?t belong in the Jays rotation. At least currently. Rather than sending him down (as I called for last week) I think both parties (Jays + Purcey) would benefit from a demotion to mop-up duty in the bullpen. Why do I say this? Two ...
Bullpen Bulletins: War Machine #2
2009-01-27 20:00:00
Creative Team Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Leonardo Manco Art Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10 Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10 Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10 Reading this was like watching a good summer action flick. Rhodey (War Machine) is cyborg who is set up to "take on monsters and madmen in international hotspots". He is assisted by team leader Bethany Cabe and Parnell Jacobs (his pit crew). Parnells' wife was kidnapped by Eaglestar International in another country. Rhodey charges in with blazing guns taking out missles and remote controlled tanks. He shows that he is a true hero when he sacrifices himself to protect the mercenaries who are attacking him. He rescues Parnells' wife. Parnell's wife makes one request. That Rhodey not kill any of the men who attacked her. She wants them to live to stand trial. Rhodey agrees and uses a weapon that blinds them for a short time. Norman Osborn is notified that Rhodey is winning. He dispatches Ares to...
Bullpen Bulletins: Nightwing #152
2009-01-20 15:00:00
Creative Team Writer: Peter Tomasi Pencils: Don Kramer Inks: Jay Leisten Art Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10 Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10 Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10 Tomasi continues his excellent run on Nightwing. As part of the "Faces of Evil" feature, Ra's Al Ghul is the focus of this issue. In the wake of Batman's death, Ra's is trying to confirm his suspicions. Of course, Ra's is able to piece together that someone else killed Batman. He always dreamed of being the one who did it. Ra's builds the case that Dick is becoming the next Batman. Dick feels that Ra's is trying to cope with missing out on killing Batman by making Dick into his new arch enemy. Tomasi (aided by Kramer/Leisten) does a great job of establishing the new conflict between Dick and Ra's. I will miss this series when it ends. Highly recommended.
Twins bring back Guardado to help bullpen (AP)
2008-08-26 00:54:00
Minnesota has acquired former Twins closer Eddie Guardado from the Texas Rangers to bolster the bullpen. The 37-year-old Guardado was 3-3 with a 3.65 ERA in 49 1-3 innings for Texas, which recently made him its closer after an injury to C.J. Wilson. Opponents are batting .220 against the left-hander this season. Read the full story. ...
Mets face the bullpen blues (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-08-25 11:26:00
With Billy Wagner out indefinitely, New York has no sure way to close games, or to prevent a repeat of last season’s collapse. Read the full story.
Angels bullpen keeps getting the job done (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-08-12 15:14:00
As Los Angeles Angels fans look ahead to the playoffs, some could be tempted to look for a chink in the armor, a… Read the full story.
Mets bullpen falls apart in loss to Pirates (AP)
2008-08-12 02:23:00
Steve Pearce hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets’ shaky bullpen, rallying past New York 7-5 Monday. The Mets led 5-1 when Pedro Martinez left after six innings, but five relievers couldn’t preserve the edge. Read the full story.
Orioles recall Rocky Cherry to fill bullpen void
2008-08-09 01:56:00
The Baltimore Orioles recalled right-hander Rocky Cherry from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday to fill the void left by the trade of reliever Chad Bradford. Cherry began the season on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder, was activated on May 23 and immediately optioned to Norfolk. He was 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA in 28 ...
Orioles recall Rocky Cherry to fill bullpen void (AP)
2008-08-09 01:55:00
The Baltimore Orioles recalled right-hander Rocky Cherry from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday to fill the void left by the trade of reliever Chad Bradford. Cherry began the season on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder, was activated on May 23 and immediately optioned to Norfolk. He was 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA in ...
With makeshift bullpen, Mets hold off Padres (AP)
2008-08-06 08:32:00
After mixing and matching his way through a nervous ninth inning, Mets manager Jerry Manuel sat down behind the microphone and took a long drink. “I feel like I need to be turning that water into wine,” he said with a chuckle, holding up his plastic bottle for effect. Hours after the Mets put All-Star ...
O?s do damage to BoSox?s bullpen
2008-06-11 05:38:00
Aubrey Huff learned from his past struggles against Hideki Okajima. He knew he had to be patient against Boston’s reliever. He waited long enough Tuesday night to attack a pitch that was higher than Okajima wanted and hit a tying two-run single, one of his four hits in the Baltimore Orioles 10-6 win over the Red ...
Cleveland Bests Slumping Texas Bullpen, 13-9; Rangers May Player Of The Mon
2008-06-03 10:38:00
Welcome to “Five Things That Bug The Living Hell Out Of Me,” Vol. 1: ? Scoring 17 runs in two games - and turning right back around to surrender 26 runs, thereby losing both contests. Inexcusable. ? Still-promising sinkerballer Doug Mathis following up a solid six-inning, one-run effort against the Cleveland Indians on May 25th at Progressive ...
Chernobyl: Rangers? Bullpen Meltdown Fuels 13-8 Loss
2008-06-02 11:14:00
The Texas Rangers’ unexplainable daytime hex perseveres. Having purportedly ridden starter Scott Feldman - who tossed six innings of four-run (three earned) baseball on four hits and a pair of walks, with 48 of his 85 pitches being strikes - as far as he conceivably thought he could, manager Ron Washington entrusted a respectable three-run advantage ...
I hate the Braves bullpen
2008-06-01 10:38:00
And I rue the day I ever got involved in that clusterfuck of a closer situation. Fuck Manny Acosta -- who sucks. Fuck Rafael Soriano -- who sucks and is an injury-riddled candy ass. And fuck John Smoltz -- who's the one guy I don't own in the pair of leagues I have the other two guys in and who will surely be the Atlanta closer as soon as he's back on the roster.
Chris Sampson To The Bullpen
2008-05-28 15:30:00
In ten starts this season, Astros pitcher Chris Sampson is 3-3 with a 6.04 ERA and a 2.08 strikeout to walk ratio (25:12). Those numbers don’t exactly make Sampson rosterable in many fantasy baseball formats, and they won’t keep him in the rotation either. As Wandy Rodriguez comes off the DL today, the Astros plan to ...
Rodriguez?s return will send Sampson to bullpen (AP)
2008-05-28 01:55:00
When Wandy Rodriguez returns from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday, Chris Sampson will be the odd man out in the Houston Astros’ rotation. Manager Cecil Cooper said Tuesday that Brian Moehler, who’s made four solid starts since Rodriguez was sidelined by a left groin injury on April 20, will be the fifth starter. Read the ...
A Little Bullpen Work Never Hurt
2008-05-27 18:00:00
In Sunday’s 18-inning marathon between the Reds and Padres, pitchers Aaron Harang and Edinson Volquez made uncharacteristic appearances out of the bullpen. After ruffling through eight different pitchers in twelve innings, the Reds found themselves out of traditional relief resources. Harang came in for the 13th-16th innings while Volquez pitched the 17th before ...
Phillies beat up on Astros' bullpen
2008-05-26 00:35:00
Chase Utley and Shane Victorino drove in three runs apiece and the Philadelphia Phillies hammered the Houston bullpen in a 15-6 win over the Astros on Sunday.
Tigers recall Willis, will send him to bullpen
2008-05-22 14:05:00
The Detroit Tigers recalled pitcher Dontrelle Willis on Wednesday and Manager Jim Leyland said the left-hander will pitch out of the bullpen initially, and eventually return to the rotation. Willis, acquired in an off-season trade with the Florida Marlins, was on the disabled list since April 12 because of a hyper-extended right knee. He was 1-1 with a 4.41 earned-run average in three rehab starts at triple-A Toledo.
The Brewers bullpen scares them shitless
2008-05-22 01:45:00
Heading into the ninth tonight with a 4-1 lead against the Pirates, they sent starter Ben Sheets back out to the mound even though his pitch count was already into triple digits. (He finished with 123 total.) I guess faced with the choice of overworking Sheets or putting the game into the hands of Gagne, Mota or Torres ... well, it's really not much of a choice at all, now is it? (Not to Ned Yost, anyway.)
Tigers' D-Train to return Thursday, work out of bullpen
2008-05-22 01:12:00
The Tigers expect to get pitcher Dontrelle Willis back Thursday, but will use him out of the bullpen at first.
Willis coming back ? to the bullpen
2008-05-22 00:37:00
The Tigers expect to get pitcher Dontrelle Willis back Thursday, but will use him out of the bullpen at first. Manager Jim Leyland said Wednesday the club expected Willis to come off the disabled list before the following day’s game against Seattle. Right-hander Armando Galarraga - the man who replaced him - will remain in the ...
Villanueva to bullpen
2008-05-21 02:06:00
BY ADAM RONIS Carlos Villanueva has been pulled from the starting rotation and will head to the bullpen. Seth McClung will replace him in the rotation and pitch Saturday against the Nationals. McClung has a 3.79 ERA in 19 innings of relief. He is not a fantasy option. The month of May hasn't been kind to Villanueva. In four starts, he is 1-3 with a 9.00 ERA and in 20 innings, he has allowed 32 hits, 22 runs and eight home runs. In nine starts, Villanueva has a 6.43 ERA and 1.63 WHIP. He has allowed 12 homers in 49 innings.
Free Talent All-Stars: Bullpen
2008-05-20 22:50:00
Wrapping up the Free Talent All-Star team, we move on to the easiest place to find quality contributors - the bullpen. Teams like San Diego have exploited the ability to get relievers for nothing and turn them into relief aces, essentially building bullpens for nothing and giving themselves a competitive advantage over teams who ...
Seattle rallies off Padres? bullpen for win (AP)
2008-05-19 03:08:00
Instead of being methodical and waiting for the perfect pitch in a bases loaded, two-out situation, Jose Lopez was content just settling for something in the strike zone. The struggling Seattle Mariners are thankful Lopez decided to be impatient. Lopez jumped on the first pitch from San Diego reliever Heath Bell in the bottom of ...
Seattle rallies off Padres? bullpen for 3-2 win (AP)
2008-05-19 01:58:00
Jose Lopez jumped on the first pitch from San Diego reliever Heath Bell in the bottom of the eighth, lining a two-out, two-run double into the right-field corner, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 3-2 win over the Padres on Sunday afternoon. Struggling to find any offense against San Diego starter Shawn Estes, the ...
Odds And Ends: Cards' Bullpen, Fish Extensions, Aubrey Promoted
2008-05-17 18:44:00
St. Louis closer Jason Isringhausen is on the DL. But the Cards aren't going shopping for a replacement. At least, not yet. "Not at this time," Mozeliak said when asked if the club might be tempted to check out the market for relievers. "We're very fortunate that we have a lot of depth in relief, not only here but at Triple-A [Memphis]. A lot of this can be addressed internally." After today's press conference announcing Hanley Ramirez's six-year deal, Marlins officials said the baseball personnel staff has not recommended any other players receive multi-year contract offers. Dan Uggla, Mike Jacobs, Josh Willingham and Scott Olsen will all be arbitration-eligible at season's end. Cleveland's Jeremy Sowers, who turned 25 on Saturday, was sent back to Buffalo, where he is 2-2 with a 2.21 ERA in seven starts. Sowers made his second spot start of the season on Friday, giving up three runs and five hits over five innings. His ERA ranks fifth in the International League. Mike Aubrey...
NL Hot Corner: Bullpen Bonanza
2008-05-17 10:36:00
FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal on the Brewers’ bullpen, Jim Edmonds’ Windy City future and Willie Randolph’s job security in the Big Apple. Click here to view the video. Read the full story.
Bullpen IMPLOSION...Baltimore 6 Boston 3
2008-05-15 11:25:00
This is getting old. FAST. For the third straight game, the Boston Red Sox staked themselves to a 3-0 lead, and for the third consecutive time, the Sox let the game slip away. To be more specific, the bullpen, in the form of Javie Lopez, Craig Hansen and Hideki Okajima, let the victory slip away. Lopez entered the game in the seventh inning and quickly recorded two outs. Freddie Bynum hit a grounder to Pedroia, but Pedey could not make the play. Runner on first with two outs...doesn't sound too bad, does it? Wait. Hansen was called in to relieve Lopez, and he allowed a single to the number 9 hitter, Quiroz, and a walk to Roberts to load the bases. Bye bye Hansen. Zero outs recorded...maybe you should consult Ah-nold again...soon! And then the Darkman was lit up like fireworks on the Fourth of July, a regular starburst cluster in the night sky. Okie gave up a monster grand slam slugged by Payton, and the game was effectively over. Okie has now allowed eleven out of fourteen inherit...
Bullpen leads Texas past Oakland (AP)
2008-05-11 06:30:00
Milton Bradley homered and drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win, despite having their shutout streak end at 33 innings. Texas pitchers had posted three shutouts in a row and the scoreless streak was the second-longest in franchise history. Read the full ...
The Tampa Rays Bullpen And Other Fantasy Notes
2008-05-07 17:59:00
Rays' second-year pitcher Andy Sonnanstine handed a one-run lead to his bullpen and watched it preserve his 5th victory of the season.  What a change!  Last season, Sonnanstine would have seen the Devil Rays' bullpen blow his victory. Speaking of blown victories, Yankees' star middle reliever Joba Chamberlain was handed a 3-2 lead in the 8th inning and proceeded to relinquish the lead and Andy Pettitte's 4th Win and 205th career victory.  Are there any Yankees' homers who will remember this when they clamor about how Joba can't be moved from middle relief because other possible replacements would blow 8th inning leads? In the same game, Indians' starting pitcher Fausto Carmona walk five batters, and now has issued 31 free passes in 39.2 innings of work.  Does anyone believe he can continue with a stellar ERA (2.95) if that walk rate does not rapidly decelerate? White Sox' starter Gavin Floyd took a no-hitter into the 9th inning.  He finished with a o...
Mayday! Mayday! NL Bullpen Roundup: Who's On Fire, Who's on the Brink?
2008-05-04 20:00:00
(TOP STORY) The season's only a month old, and already the business of closing is a messy, exciting business indeed. We sort out the early returns to see who's on fire... and who's flaming out. [more...]
Bullpen killing Braves in one-run games (SportingNews.com)
2008-05-02 21:16:00
The Atlanta Braves opened the season with a vicious, everything-can-go-wrong month. The Braves went only 6-10… Read the full story.
MLB briefs: Smoltz pondering return to bullpen
2008-05-02 04:14:00
Thursday's MLB news briefs: Facing the prospect of trying to make it through the season with an aching shoulder, John Smoltz is pondering a return to the bullpen.
Smoltz pondering return to bullpen (AP)
2008-05-02 02:20:00
Facing the prospect of trying to make it through the season with an aching shoulder, John Smoltz is pondering another dramatic career change. The 40-year-old right-hander, who already went from starter to closer to starter again, is planning to go back to the bullpen once he comes off the 15-day disabled list. Read the full story. ...
Saito struggles from a lack of work out of LA bullpen (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-04-29 15:05:00
The Takashi Saito who has already blown two saves isn’t the same Takashi Saito who was an All-Star last year. Read the full story.
Zito goes oh-for-April and goes to the bullpen (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-04-29 14:21:00
Barry Zito, who fell to 0-6 after the Cincinnati Reds shelled him for eight runs in three innings Sunday. Read the full story.
Saito struggles from a lack of work out of LA bullpen
2008-04-29 14:05:00
The Takashi Saito who has already blown two saves isn't the same Takashi Saito who was an All-Star last year. Pitching coach Rick Honeycutt said he sees it every time Saito delivers a slider that misses the plate, and Saito himself said he feels it every time he steps on the mound. Even when Saito has managed to put up zeros, as was the case in the ninth inning of the Dodgers' extra-inning victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, the outs haven't come easily. A strained right calf limited him to six outings in spring training, and, because of the Dodgers' poor form to start the season, he's had only four save opportunities. He has posted a 2.61 earned-run average in nine outings, up from 1.40 last season.Saito didn't pitch once on the Dodgers' five-game trip to Atlanta and Cincinnati this month, and his six consecutive games without an appearance were the most in his major league career. Saito may be 38 and he may have played 14 professional seasons in Japan before coming...
Zito goes oh-for-April and goes to the bullpen
2008-04-29 13:21:00
Barry Zito, who fell to 0-6 after the Cincinnati Reds shelled him for eight runs in three innings Sunday. Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti told the San Francisco Chronicle last Wednesday that the team would not skip one of Zito's starts or send the $126-million man to the bullpen. "No," Righetti said, "because who the hell is going to pitch? We're not that deep in starting pitching."Then Zito lost again, on Sunday, and this afternoon the Giants sent him to the bullpen."We can't keep doing what we are doing," Manager Bruce Bochy said earlier. "We have to get this guy right."The Giants have not had a 20-game loser since they moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958. The San Francisco record is 18, by Ray Sadecki in 1968.
The San Francisco Giants Demote Barry Zito to the Bullpen, Should Demote Th
2008-04-29 07:04:00
After starting the season with a 0-6 record and a 7.53 ERA, the San Francisco Giants have decided to move Barry Zito to the bullpen. Zito was unhappy with the decision, but also maintained his faith in management. For those who are unhappy with Barry Zito’s performance this season and last, it’s only understandable given ...
Giants move LHP Zito to bullpen (PA SportsTicker)
2008-04-29 04:09:00
The San Francisco Giants on Monday sent struggling starter Barry Zito to the bullpen, just one day after he fell to a major league-worst 0-6 record. Read the full story.
Giants send struggling pitcher Barry Zito to bullpen (AP)
2008-04-29 03:46:00
Barry Zito was demoted to the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants, who hope the former ace can correct his problems by working in relief. Zito, who only 16 months ago signed a $126 million, seven-year contract with the Giants to lead their rotation, was informed of the move in a meeting with manager ...
Zito to bullpen
2008-04-29 03:43:00
BY ADAM RONIS There has been a lot of pessimism for Mets recently. Imagine if they had signed Barry Zito? Be thankful they didn't because the Giants have sent the $126-million pitcher to the bullpen after he allowed eight earned runs in three innings in a 10-1 loss to the Reds on Sunday. Pat Misch, who has never won a Cy Young award by the way, will take his spot in the rotation. Zito is 0-6 with a 7.53 ERA in six starts. He has allowed 41 hits in 27 2/3 innings, He has made 261 starts and his durability was one of his major strengths. He pitched in one game as a reliever last season. Now the 2002 AL Cy Young winner is just awful. The Giants won't need a fifth starter until May 10 and Noah Lowry could return by then. Zito was someone to avoid in drafts and hopefully you did.
Giants send struggling former ace Zito to bullpen
2008-04-29 03:37:00
Barry Zito was demoted to the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants, who hope the former ace can correct his problems by working in relief.
Phillies bullpen holds off Pirates? rally in 6-5 win (AP)
2008-04-26 05:09:00
Chris Coste had three hits and three RBIs, and the Phillies bullpen pitched more than five innings of effective relief in Philadelphia’s 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Jayson Werth homered and had two RBIs for Philadelphia, which has won five of six games. Read the full story.
Blowpen - Bullpen Ruins Justin Masterson's Debut
2008-04-26 00:00:00
Manny Delcarmen's stat line says it all - 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 ER (AP Photo) Justin Masterson did more then his part in yesterday afternoon's contest against the LAnAheim Angels, however his bullpen mates weren't up to...
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