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.........and a few others, have brought up a very interesting, and controversial subject over the past several days- the sorry state of today's MLB Bullpens. Which got me thinking (actually, I've been thinking about it quite a bit this year as I can't even count the # of wagers I've lost due to Relievers). Some statements such as Pitch counts for Relievers, Relievers being soft and coddled to, Relievers that threw 18 pitches yesterday and 12 the night before- and God forbid we ask him to come out for a third night in a row
Think about if you were a starting Pitcher that is cruising along throwing a great game and all of a sudden the infamous RED FLAG APPEARS- Your pitch count has reached the magical number of 100- and your Manager waddles out to the mound to take the ball from you. Is there one Reliever that you would feel comfortable giving the ball, and in essence, the outcome of YOUR game to
. I'm really surprised a Starter hasn't gone Postal and bitch slapped, or beat the Sh!t out of a Reliever that's blown his win.
. I'm really surprised a Starter hasn't gone Postal and bitch slapped, or beat the Sh!t out of a Reliever that's blown his win.Where did this magical road block # of 100 come from? Is this another ballad of Bill James Sabermetric Stat? With all the training, lifting, nutrition, supplements, etc today, one would think these guys would be able to throw more pitches. I remember Randy Johnson routinely throwing 120+ pitches and found this little statement
Cheney's game was the most officially recorded in a game. They haven't always counted pitches but it's estimated that Leon Cadore of Brooklyn threw 345 pitches on May 1st, 1921 against Boston. The game was the longest game in Major League history (26 innings) and Cadore and Boston pitcher Joe Oeschger both pitched all 26 innings. It is estimated that Oeschger threw 319 pitches
Sorry, I'm getting off track from what I wanted to hear some discussion on, but wanted to first point out that there's no reason these guys can't keep throwing and automatically get the BP going when the Starter get close to 100. Especially since there is a lack of quality Relievers to take over. In fact going back to my original Thread, I'd go further than saying a lack of, I would ask if there are ANY Relievers that if you were a Starting Pitcher that you would feel comfortable handing the ball to and turning YOUR GAME over to??
With some of the old "Automatics" like Jansen, Davis, Papelbon, Chapman, Familia............... ALL blowing Saves recently- and not just a one time bad outing- but routinely losing games their Starters busted their Butts for 7-8 Innings, only to see them go up in smoke in 5 minutes (literally).
I'd like to hear other comments and spins on it, as I know that a very high % of Posters/ readers here have gotten burned by this scenario this year.
I also know I will hear "just bet the First 5" and problem solved. I don't think it's that easy.
Looking forward to hearing horror stories, solution, suggestions, or mostly open up a Thread to just vent, because other than batters routinely "watching strike 3" w/o moving their bat from their shoulder (a different discussion for another day 
), Relievers in today's MLB is my biggest pet peeve 
), Relievers in today's MLB is my biggest pet peeve 0
. Maybe that's what some of these coddled Prima Donna's need. Give them a tab of Orange Sunshine and let 'em hurl 
. If nothing else it would be a lot more entertaining, and I bet we wouldn't be seeing any more 4+ hour games. And speaking of time, let the Umps turn on, tune in and drop out and we wouldn't be seeing 5 minute delays every time there's a Coaches Challenge- in fact there would be no need for reviews, as they would truly be seeing the plays in "Real Time" 
. But fortunately for you Houston, the Twins BP is THE WORSE IN MLB, and that includes the Reds, so I wouldn't be too concerned about losing your wager
. Even though I was being somewhat facetious about the Twins Bullpen, as I'm sure your Stats will show that the Reds are the worst, not only this year, but possibly ever.
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