tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post5293879785120627045..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: 4/20: Rip's Gems, Willie Clears the Roof, Teke Traded, Two-Day Game & MoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-28716864546306961762015-04-20T14:55:18.571-04:002015-04-20T14:55:18.571-04:00Will, he went from rookie of the year to a guy tha...Will, he went from rookie of the year to a guy that couldn't hit the proverbial side of a barn. U may be right about Miller and Leyland disliking the pitch, but they wouldn't be alone. Wakefield's biggest break was falling into the laps of the Niekro Bros. The Pirates, like most teams, had no one that was familiar with the knuckler, so Tim can thank his lucky star that he ended up in knuckleball Nirvana.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-82422488070546414622015-04-20T14:01:32.737-04:002015-04-20T14:01:32.737-04:00Letting Wakefield go for nothing is surely high on...Letting Wakefield go for nothing is surely high on the all-time list of Bonehead Personnel Moves by the Pirates. Personally I blame that on Jim Leyland, who was always way, WAY too much of a conventional American League-style manager for my taste. I don't think either Leyland or Ray Miller ever liked Wakefield or his pitch. I love knuckleballers because they pitch forever and throw gazillions of innings and their pitch is very effective (even though it does come with downsides as far as catching it and making you vulnerable to basestealing and so on).WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com