Wells, Again
I tried posting this earlier, but I have been having technical difficulties. The good news is that I'm back. The bad news is that I may have lost the few, if any, readers I had. Anyway, on to the update.
Well, I told you about this guy. After two dreadful performances, it's time to sit Wells. We still have an awesome rotation with Curt, Miller, Wake, Clement, and Arroyo. Really, is ther a better 4, 5 than Clement/Arroyo? What really got me about Monday's loss, though, is that Terry departed from the normal ways and put left Embree in the ninth. Excuse me for mentioning the Evil Empire here, but isn't it the habit of good teams to put the same three guys in there 7-9? Who is our seventh inning guy anyway? Francona knows that Embree and Timlin are the 8th inning guys. Where the hell was Foulke to preserve the win? Granted, it was Timlin who blew the save, but don't you want the best option in there in the ninth in order to help you get the win? The sox were in Toronto, so it was a do or die situation. Embree would have still been there to close it.
It was, seems to me, a rookie mistake. You see Willie (Randolph) do the same thing with the Mets this season. Against Cincinati he put in Koo in the ninth for the lefties. After getting one out, Koo allowed two singles and Looper needed to be brought in to close it. Then, versus the Yankees on Sunday, Randolph left his 8th inning guy on the bench when he was preserving a lead. The Mets lost that game.
My main argument here, however, is that there is no place for Wells on this rotation. When has an ex-Yankee ever worked out after coming to Boston? I say, give him one more chance, see what he can do and bench him when Schilling comes back.
Meanwhile, my boy Clement has been phenomenal. Look at what he, Miller, Arroyo are doing, and you see a great lineup. It's our one, two guys that are the problem (DL and horrible outings, respectively).
Currently 3 back and 1.5 over the Yankees. Tonight, look for Arroyo to win big against Toronto and root for the Mariners to be mad about last night. Sox by ten, Mariners by one.
Well, I told you about this guy. After two dreadful performances, it's time to sit Wells. We still have an awesome rotation with Curt, Miller, Wake, Clement, and Arroyo. Really, is ther a better 4, 5 than Clement/Arroyo? What really got me about Monday's loss, though, is that Terry departed from the normal ways and put left Embree in the ninth. Excuse me for mentioning the Evil Empire here, but isn't it the habit of good teams to put the same three guys in there 7-9? Who is our seventh inning guy anyway? Francona knows that Embree and Timlin are the 8th inning guys. Where the hell was Foulke to preserve the win? Granted, it was Timlin who blew the save, but don't you want the best option in there in the ninth in order to help you get the win? The sox were in Toronto, so it was a do or die situation. Embree would have still been there to close it.
It was, seems to me, a rookie mistake. You see Willie (Randolph) do the same thing with the Mets this season. Against Cincinati he put in Koo in the ninth for the lefties. After getting one out, Koo allowed two singles and Looper needed to be brought in to close it. Then, versus the Yankees on Sunday, Randolph left his 8th inning guy on the bench when he was preserving a lead. The Mets lost that game.
My main argument here, however, is that there is no place for Wells on this rotation. When has an ex-Yankee ever worked out after coming to Boston? I say, give him one more chance, see what he can do and bench him when Schilling comes back.
Meanwhile, my boy Clement has been phenomenal. Look at what he, Miller, Arroyo are doing, and you see a great lineup. It's our one, two guys that are the problem (DL and horrible outings, respectively).
Currently 3 back and 1.5 over the Yankees. Tonight, look for Arroyo to win big against Toronto and root for the Mariners to be mad about last night. Sox by ten, Mariners by one.
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