Listening to @#$%& Buck Martinez is driving me crazy!
Why? Well, let's see.....
A) Bucky says that Dice-K has "great control." -- Not true. Matsusaka has had issues with walks all year long, and last year as well. He has been very, very lucky in terms of not letting the walks hurt him, due to an outstanding batting average against when runners are in scoring position. But he is still the same pitcher as last year, when his lack of aggressiveness drove the Boston management nuts. Eighteen and three he may have been, but Lester and Beckett are still Boston's Big Two of the Big Three.
B) Bucky says that major league teams should go to a four man rotation -- What? Is he out of his mind? Bucky said that clubs should have their minor leaguers go to four man rotations and just let the young fellas pitch. Dumb idea. Many a talented young arm has been destroyed in the history of the game by this misguided advice. Not a chance anyone does it. Ever.
C) Bucky claims that closers need more than talent -- They need that indefinable something special. I think he's referring to guts or balls or something. What crap. You don't make it to the bigs without some grit. If you have great stuff, you can close. The Angels may not resign K-Rod (mistake), but have talented young arms in the pen. I am so sick of ex-managers claiming that they want gamers. I want pitchers, fielders, and hitters. Again I say: you don't get to the bigs without being a hard worker and mentally tough. Case closed.
D) Not one word was said by Martinez about the dumb, dumb injury suffered by Torii Hunter -- Hunter, in the early going, protested a close out call at first by jumping up and down just past the bag. He appeared to hyper-extend his left knee, and writhed in pain for several minutes. Hunter did stay in the game, but this injury may have an effect on the centerfielder's range in Game Three.
A) Bucky says that Dice-K has "great control." -- Not true. Matsusaka has had issues with walks all year long, and last year as well. He has been very, very lucky in terms of not letting the walks hurt him, due to an outstanding batting average against when runners are in scoring position. But he is still the same pitcher as last year, when his lack of aggressiveness drove the Boston management nuts. Eighteen and three he may have been, but Lester and Beckett are still Boston's Big Two of the Big Three.
B) Bucky says that major league teams should go to a four man rotation -- What? Is he out of his mind? Bucky said that clubs should have their minor leaguers go to four man rotations and just let the young fellas pitch. Dumb idea. Many a talented young arm has been destroyed in the history of the game by this misguided advice. Not a chance anyone does it. Ever.
C) Bucky claims that closers need more than talent -- They need that indefinable something special. I think he's referring to guts or balls or something. What crap. You don't make it to the bigs without some grit. If you have great stuff, you can close. The Angels may not resign K-Rod (mistake), but have talented young arms in the pen. I am so sick of ex-managers claiming that they want gamers. I want pitchers, fielders, and hitters. Again I say: you don't get to the bigs without being a hard worker and mentally tough. Case closed.
D) Not one word was said by Martinez about the dumb, dumb injury suffered by Torii Hunter -- Hunter, in the early going, protested a close out call at first by jumping up and down just past the bag. He appeared to hyper-extend his left knee, and writhed in pain for several minutes. Hunter did stay in the game, but this injury may have an effect on the centerfielder's range in Game Three.
posted by joe sweeney at 3:44 AM
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