Quote Originally Posted by dgalehouse View Post
Notin , I always count on you to provide some cockamamie explanation as to why plain old common sense is wrong. You never disappoint.
Thank you. It’s like how I always expect you to be close-minded to others’ viewpoints. You’ve never failed and never will.

But I do believe building towards “bullpen roles” is small market stuff. Teams that could not afford good pitchers got guys who excelled in certain situations. Billy Beane used to be all over this stuff. The closer himself bring a ninth inning specialist was never a thing until the A’s/LaRussa made it one. And there was never a logical reason ever to have a LOOGY in the bullpen except so as to run all the other arms in it.

Just. Get. Good. Pitchers.

If you’ve been watching baseball as long as you claim, you should know closers as ninth inning specialists is a relatively new thing.

Also a relief ace is NOT the same thing as a set up guy. This has been explained to you multiple times. But then you’ve never failed me and never will.