Comments on: MSTI’s 2009 in Review: Relievers, Part 3 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2009/11/18/msti%e2%80%99s-2009-in-review-relievers-part-3/ Los Angeles Dodgers blog with humor, sarcasm, and intelligence. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:31:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Claudio Vargas, Really? « Mike Scioscia's tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2009/11/18/msti%e2%80%99s-2009-in-review-relievers-part-3/#comment-10683 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:52:32 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/?p=3192#comment-10683 [...] for Vargas, well, why not? I actually was sad to see him go last season, mostly because the trade made no sense at all. It’s not like he’d come up until he shows he can get hitters out at AAA, so [...]

]]> By: Can’t the Dodgers Just Play in Cincinnati All the Time? « Mike Scioscia's tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2009/11/18/msti%e2%80%99s-2009-in-review-relievers-part-3/#comment-10656 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:50:22 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/?p=3192#comment-10656 [...] Bronson Arroyo as the Dodgers go for the sweep. In other minor news, former Dodger Claudio Vargas (who I was oddly unhappy to see go last year) was signed to join the Albuquerque starting [...]

]]> By: Time to Love New Mexico, Justin Miller and Prentice Redman « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2009/11/18/msti%e2%80%99s-2009-in-review-relievers-part-3/#comment-7729 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:07:10 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/?p=3192#comment-7729 [...] in July, which I thought was stupid at the time. It didn’t get any smarter by the time of our off-season reviews: Vargas went to Milwaukee and continued to excel (1.78 ERA, .530 OPS against), Rottino went to [...]

]]> By: gklarsen http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2009/11/18/msti%e2%80%99s-2009-in-review-relievers-part-3/#comment-7558 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:23:18 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/?p=3192#comment-7558 Yeah it was a rough year for Cory Wade no matter how you look at it. He seemed like he was becoming a bit of a fan favorite too in 2008. He always seemed to get first pitch strikes and never looked afraid of anyone. Inspiring stuff.

Just from my vague recollection and looking at the stats, it appears that the curveball is a big part of the problem. It was worth 15 runs in ’08 and it just looked awesome from a fan perspective. This year? -.8. Yikes.

Maybe it was the injury or maybe the league figured him out…but there’s nothing preventing him from having a least something of respectable year in 2010. 4.00 FIP, 6 k/9 probably isn’t too crazy (pending health). A few more ground balls would be cool.

]]> By: Rudy http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2009/11/18/msti%e2%80%99s-2009-in-review-relievers-part-3/#comment-7557 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:09:12 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/?p=3192#comment-7557 Haha, that Ohman braves video is hilarious.

]]> By: Gillbert http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2009/11/18/msti%e2%80%99s-2009-in-review-relievers-part-3/#comment-7555 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:00 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/?p=3192#comment-7555 I hope Wade gets it all back together next year and can come on up. The thing i liked about him was he never seemed to be bothered when he was put in stressful and important situations. I remember in 08 a lot of times he would go up in tight situations and he seemed comfortable. Leach i thought did pretty good. The main thing i remember is he always grabbed his hat and the brim was chalky. Both of these guys came up from no where, which, as you said, shows your bullpen is very inconsistent with who is in it and contributes.

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