A lousy bullpen (or even a few lousy appearances) will make any manager look like a dope.
I like how the manager is supposed to have half the bullpen warming up "in case" the guy on the mound starts to lose it.
Correct.
Pitchers can't generate enough spin to create the lift needed for a ball to rise.
They can certainly help gravity , to make a ball fall quicker, but they can't fight it.