Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="ConcernedMember" data-source="post: 1937029" data-attributes="member: 568459">Thornton &amp;gt; MarteMcCarthy started last year and was good, but now he&#039;s in the bullpenMcCarthy &amp;gt; VizcainoHermanson is our only loss, but Jenks is a better closer imo.Politte was hurt earlier this year.&nbsp; I think he just got off the DL not to long ago.Also we picked up Riske from Boston.&nbsp; I think our bullpen is better.&nbsp; Numbers might not show it, but imo it is.&nbsp; You also have to remember the starters aren&#039;t pitching as many innings so opposing line-ups are seeing our bullpen more often.&nbsp; The more times you see a guy, the better your chance of being successful off him in most cases.&nbsp; I&#039;ll dig up some stats later on.Edit:&nbsp; And remember with a lineup as potent as the White Sox, you aren&#039;t always trying to pitch around hitters.&nbsp; When you have a decent lead your job is to let the batter put the ball in play.&nbsp; As opposed to a close game.&nbsp; So it could also be a combination of the White Sox having a 4+ run lead and Ozzie telling the relievers just to pitch to some of the more potent hitters.&nbsp; If you remember last year they played a lot of 1 run games, so the bullpen had to be excellent, this year there is a bigger cushion for error.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ConcernedMember, post: 1937029, member: 568459"] Thornton > Marte McCarthy started last year and was good, but now he's in the bullpen McCarthy > Vizcaino Hermanson is our only loss, but Jenks is a better closer imo. Politte was hurt earlier this year. I think he just got off the DL not to long ago. Also we picked up Riske from Boston. I think our bullpen is better. Numbers might not show it, but imo it is. You also have to remember the starters aren't pitching as many innings so opposing line-ups are seeing our bullpen more often. The more times you see a guy, the better your chance of being successful off him in most cases. I'll dig up some stats later on. Edit: And remember with a lineup as potent as the White Sox, you aren't always trying to pitch around hitters. When you have a decent lead your job is to let the batter put the ball in play. As opposed to a close game. So it could also be a combination of the White Sox having a 4+ run lead and Ozzie telling the relievers just to pitch to some of the more potent hitters. If you remember last year they played a lot of 1 run games, so the bullpen had to be excellent, this year there is a bigger cushion for error. [/QUOTE]

Verification