Comments on: Memo to Bob Geren from Lou Piniella http://baybridgebaseball.com/2009/03/memo-to-bob-geren-from-lou-piniella/ An A's-Giants blog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeremy http://baybridgebaseball.com/2009/03/memo-to-bob-geren-from-lou-piniella/comment-page-1/#comment-2478 Jeremy Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:54:47 +0000 http://baybridgebaseball.com/?p=840#comment-2478 Ziegler should be the closer till he loses the job based on performance, which hasn't happened. Devine's constant nagging injuries mean Ziegler will most likely be the closer for much of the season any ways... might as well make him the guy till Devine forces Geren to change his role. *RS: Don't worry... the defense is still one of the best units in baseball. The pitchers' dead arms won't last... this happens same time, every year. The rotation will be fine.... Ziegler should be the closer till he loses the job based on performance, which hasn’t happened. Devine’s constant nagging injuries mean Ziegler will most likely be the closer for much of the season any ways… might as well make him the guy till Devine forces Geren to change his role.

*RS:

Don’t worry… the defense is still one of the best units in baseball. The pitchers’ dead arms won’t last… this happens same time, every year. The rotation will be fine….

]]> By: RS http://baybridgebaseball.com/2009/03/memo-to-bob-geren-from-lou-piniella/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 RS Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:17:41 +0000 http://baybridgebaseball.com/?p=840#comment-2476 With our rotation in such disarray, there will be so few save opportunities that the closer won't matter. Under .500 in 2009, I'm afraid. This year we will lose games 10-6 instead of last year's 2-1. With our rotation in such disarray, there will be so few save opportunities that the closer won’t matter. Under .500 in 2009, I’m afraid. This year we will lose games 10-6 instead of last year’s 2-1.

]]> By: Aaron C. http://baybridgebaseball.com/2009/03/memo-to-bob-geren-from-lou-piniella/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Aaron C. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:38:19 +0000 http://baybridgebaseball.com/?p=840#comment-2475 I'm not sure Ziegler can consistently retire lefties enough to be anything more than a situational closer, anyway. LH hitters put up an OPS more than 300 points higher than RH hitters vs. Ziggy. His K/BB ratio wasn't all that impressive, either. A ginormous regression in '09 would not surprise me in the least. I’m not sure Ziegler can consistently retire lefties enough to be anything more than a situational closer, anyway. LH hitters put up an OPS more than 300 points higher than RH hitters vs. Ziggy. His K/BB ratio wasn’t all that impressive, either. A ginormous regression in ’09 would not surprise me in the least.

]]> By: Brad Jensen http://baybridgebaseball.com/2009/03/memo-to-bob-geren-from-lou-piniella/comment-page-1/#comment-2472 Brad Jensen Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:28:19 +0000 http://baybridgebaseball.com/?p=840#comment-2472 I agree committees don't work. I think they have to go in naming Devine the closer, and use Ziggy in those situations where Devine is unavailable. Technically still a committee but the psychological aspect of knowing who your closer is seems to make the difference. I agree committees don’t work. I think they have to go in naming Devine the closer, and use Ziggy in those situations where Devine is unavailable.

Technically still a committee but the psychological aspect of knowing who your closer is seems to make the difference.

]]> By: Jeff Fletcher http://baybridgebaseball.com/2009/03/memo-to-bob-geren-from-lou-piniella/comment-page-1/#comment-2470 Jeff Fletcher Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:01:31 +0000 http://baybridgebaseball.com/?p=840#comment-2470 Piniella referred to that team. He said Myers was his closer. The other guys only got saves when Myers was unavailable. Myers had 31 saves. Dibble had 11 and Charlton had 2. Piniella referred to that team. He said Myers was his closer. The other guys only got saves when Myers was unavailable. Myers had 31 saves. Dibble had 11 and Charlton had 2.

]]> By: Mike http://baybridgebaseball.com/2009/03/memo-to-bob-geren-from-lou-piniella/comment-page-1/#comment-2469 Mike Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:49:38 +0000 http://baybridgebaseball.com/?p=840#comment-2469 Didn't Piniella have success with three closers, The Nasty Boys, in Cincinnati? Didn’t Piniella have success with three closers, The Nasty Boys, in Cincinnati?

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