MLB Talk

[200tang]

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.

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.

[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.

[Jeffy25]

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

[filihok]

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

and Kendrick getting called out for running out of the basepath

Weird game

[filihok]

AND!!!

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

Baseball is awesome

[gosensgo101]

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

[HoustonGM]

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

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.

[gosensgo101]

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.

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

[Jeffy25]

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.

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

[RedsoxRockies]

Now try pitching Pujols

[gosensgo101]

And how'd he hit?

[defense]

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

[RedsoxRockies]

Could this be ANOTHER come from behind Sox game?

[Jeffy25]

And how'd he hit?

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

[Jeffy25]

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