tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post1835255708168259313..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: It's the same old song...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-32402699845836887642008-06-14T13:06:00.000-04:002008-06-14T13:06:00.000-04:00Just sent you an email from my personal yahoo acct...Just sent you an email from my personal yahoo acct, let me know if it got through to you.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-10428387983666583022008-06-14T13:00:00.000-04:002008-06-14T13:00:00.000-04:00Well said. The starting rotation, without questio...Well said. The starting rotation, without question, has been the biggest disappointment of the 2008 season. <BR/><BR/>Re: what the hitters are doing, I'm tellin' ya: we're an NL team trying to be the 1980s Boston Red Sox! Nothing wrong with a 3-run homer, of course, but if ya play that way all the time, you're usually gonna end up around .500. It's rare that a feast or famine, swing from the heels team has a really good record---unless they're like those old Orioles squads that had, for example, FOUR 20-game winners in their rotation one year!WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-16124148527158782392008-06-14T12:57:00.000-04:002008-06-14T12:57:00.000-04:00Hey, Bill, gimme a yell at the Green Weenie link u...Hey, Bill, gimme a yell at the Green Weenie link under the "Welcome to the GW" post on the sidebar - RonRon Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-66665128526838482902008-06-14T12:51:00.000-04:002008-06-14T12:51:00.000-04:00That's back to back games Pittsburgh almost blew a...That's back to back games Pittsburgh almost blew and then did lose a 6-1 lead , Bill. Thursday was almost a carbon copy of yesterday.<BR/>We think part of the problem is that Russell works basically with a five man bullpen, and when guys get the call in the sixth inning, the games start to pile up.<BR/>As we said, Osoria is notoriously streaky, and he's going thru a bad stretch now. We have no problem with Russell giving Burnett a shot to prove he can handle being in tight situations, but he hasn't lived up to that trust yet. He has to earn his paycheck sometime.<BR/>Another problem seems to be the approach the hitters take with the lead. Last night, the Pirates hit maybe four balls to the track, including a couple by Freddie Sanchez. <BR/>Looking to drive the ball has it's place - we notice most of Jason Michaels big hits have come with a runner on third, and think he's just trying to lift the ball to get him in - but once you have a big lead, the point isn't to tack on another 4 or 5 run inning, but to just keep plugging away for another one or two. Pittsburgh seems to be looking to finish out games with a long ball barrage.<BR/>Still, none of that makes a difference if the starter finishes out the game by going six or seven innings and giving up a three spot. This team's future depends on the starters work, plain and simple. And they've just not been able to close the deal yet. You should be able to carry a five run lead into the seventh or eighth, and then let the three amigos put it to bed.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-79616272173487005662008-06-14T12:41:00.000-04:002008-06-14T12:41:00.000-04:00Regarding JVB, I'm personally convinced that he's ...Regarding JVB, I'm personally convinced that he's the quintessential four-A pitcher. Whether he was ever significantly better than that, I doubt we'll ever know, because of his catastrophic injuries. The bottom line about him, for me, is that while I admire him for gutting out his comeback to even be on the field at all, he simply is not a major league pitcher going forward. I think we need to turn the page with him and move on. Bullington, too.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-64714584106184338542008-06-14T12:31:00.000-04:002008-06-14T12:31:00.000-04:00Yep, quick work by the front office to get the mid...Yep, quick work by the front office to get the mid-to-lower round guys in here and on the field in a hurry. That's great to see. But yes, we need to see the top boys signing on the dotted line ASAP. <BR/><BR/>Last night's loss was incredibly bad. You just can't blow a 6-1 lead when you have a chance to hit .500 and move on from there. It's bad to blow it any time, but particularly bad last night. Do you think the team is psyched out by the prospect of actually getting better? Are they weirdly comfortable with losing? Whassupwiddat???WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com