tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post115618189527753312..comments2023-10-31T05:54:44.353-04:00Comments on No Doubt About It: ManagersAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16578961583822498350noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156455906794386582006-08-24T17:45:00.000-04:002006-08-24T17:45:00.000-04:00Show some respect and refer to Heredia by his prop...Show some respect and refer to Heredia by his proper title, The Run Fairy.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578961583822498350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156453974877766172006-08-24T17:12:00.000-04:002006-08-24T17:12:00.000-04:00Hey, if you're comfortable with the:"Now, coming i...Hey, if you're comfortable with the:<BR/><BR/>"Now, coming in to close the game for the Yankees, Felix Heredia..."<BR/><BR/>then that's fine. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156452589664540542006-08-24T16:49:00.000-04:002006-08-24T16:49:00.000-04:00And I maintain that the best place to use that one...And I maintain that the best place to use that one inning would be when it's tied to give the team another chance to tie it up. Don't use Weaver in that spot. He was a ticking timebomb that year.<BR/><BR/>Jack McKeon managed the 2003 postseason brilliantly. He showed there are ways around crappy middle relief.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578961583822498350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156448600885351902006-08-24T15:43:00.000-04:002006-08-24T15:43:00.000-04:00They had a chance to take the lead. It's called th...They had a chance to take the lead. It's called the first inning through the 10th inning. One of which was a scoreless inning pitched by Weaver.<BR/><BR/>Rivera was going to pitch, at most, one inning. He's not going to pitch 2 innings on back to back nights because you still have games 5, 6, and 7. If all he can give is one inning, you save him for when he'll do the most good.<BR/><BR/>Torre Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156445846221754382006-08-24T14:57:00.000-04:002006-08-24T14:57:00.000-04:00So instead you don't even get a chance to take the...So instead you don't even get a chance to take the lead. Brilliant.<BR/><BR/>Sunday in Boston, they were on the road in a tie game...and Torre brought in Rivera. You don't screw around in that spot, especially in the World Series.<BR/><BR/>2001 WS, Games 3-5...Rivera pitched five innings in three days. It's the World Series, for crying out loud; there's nothing to save him for.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578961583822498350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156437075169058772006-08-24T12:31:00.000-04:002006-08-24T12:31:00.000-04:00It's also important to remember Weaver pitched a s...It's also important to remember Weaver pitched a scoreless inning before giving up the walkoff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156436912036227112006-08-24T12:28:00.000-04:002006-08-24T12:28:00.000-04:00The Yankees were on the road...and Rivera had pitc...The Yankees were on the road...and Rivera had pitched 2 innings the night before. <BR/><BR/>At best, you'd have him for one inning. Which means you save him for when and if you take the lead. <BR/><BR/>The Yankees never led that game. They tied it in the 9th. I would have had Torre shot if he brought Rivera in for one inning with the game tied, and then seen Felix Heredia trying to close it..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156383242664965942006-08-23T21:34:00.000-04:002006-08-23T21:34:00.000-04:00There was this other guy in the pen.I think he clo...There was this other guy in the pen.<BR/><BR/>I think he closed a little in his career.Jeteupthemiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034896811663765903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289371.post-1156363732029260572006-08-23T16:08:00.000-04:002006-08-23T16:08:00.000-04:00In all fairness regarding the Weaver thing...his o...In all fairness regarding the Weaver thing...his options were Gabe White, Felix Heredia, or Chris Hammond. Contreras and Nelson had already been used...<BR/><BR/>The options weren't great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com