MLB Talk

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Originally Posted by Alloutwar

Why more position players - Swisher, Ankiel, tony Pena Jr, even Ichiro - aren't used as swing man/mop-up pitchers more often has always bothered me. As a fan, I love when a guy has the guts to do that - and when he succeeds, I love him all the more. I am, for instance, now a Cody Ross fan for life.

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A large majority of positions players don't have great mechanics which lead to more chance of an injury. Not to mention pitchers are at a greater risk for injury than a position player regardless of how perfect your mechanics are. The risk really isn't worth the reward.

If Ankiel could get lefties out, he would add so much value to a club if they were willing to use him as a lefty specialist. He could either pitch to every lefty in the game, with the other pitcher playing left, or he could just come in to get a lefty out when the bullpen is taxed, or just whenever.

marmol and gregg apparently can't throw strikes, either that or that is just bad umpiring

Abreu wasn't good on the bases vs the Angels today...

and Kendrick getting called out for running out of the basepath

Weird game

AND!!!

Yovanni Gallardo. 8 shut out innings and a home run in a 1 - 0 win

Baseball is awesome

Vernon wells just broke up Greinke's scoreless streak with an RBI single in the first inning.

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Originally Posted by gosensgo101

Vernon wells just broke up Greinke's scoreless streak with an RBI single in the first inning.

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His scoreless streak was broke last game. He had a streak without allowing an earned run, which is what was broken.

And yet, each of Greinke's 4 outs so far this game were K's.

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

His scoreless streak was broke last game. He had a streak without allowing an earned run, which is what was broken.

And yet, each of Greinke's 4 outs so far this game were K's.

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Yeah. I meant to say something along the lines of "First earned run".

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Originally Posted by gosensgo101

If Ankiel could get lefties out, he would add so much value to a club if they were willing to use him as a lefty specialist. He could either pitch to every lefty in the game, with the other pitcher playing left, or he could just come in to get a lefty out when the bullpen is taxed, or just whenever.

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So I am just dicking around in the future as the Cardinals...and ran out of room for Rick Ankiel as an outfielder by having better position players....so I went to edit mode, made him a pitcher....and didn't touch him otherwise, holy crap what a good year :p

Now try pitching Pujols :D

And how'd he hit?

Second game in a row where the Yankees scored at least 7 runs in an inning versus the Tigers' pitching staff.

Could this be ANOTHER come from behind Sox game?

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Originally Posted by gosensgo101

And how'd he hit?

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27 of 99 with 2 homers :) not bad for a pitcher...i'll try pujols for fun :)

they put him in the bullpen as a set up man...