Comments on: The Brave and The Bold http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/08/25/the-brave-and-the-bold/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/08/25/the-brave-and-the-bold/#comment-93373 RIYank Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:46:01 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=65591#comment-93373 Interesting. I like WPA for this purpose, but I always feel a little shaky about it. As to your question: I think it really, really depends on <i>how</i> Girardi added innings. If he were flexible and smart, and gave D-Rob high leverage innings, then it would help the team a lot. If he followed some dumb formula, I doubt it would improve the Yankees' record overall, because twenty extra innings might save the team three runs, it would also mean he wasn't available in a couple of important situations. I wouldn't want Girardi to be told to give Mo more innings at all. We want him strong in October. Then if Joe gets anxious and decides that Mo has to get four or five outs, fine. Interesting.
I like WPA for this purpose, but I always feel a little shaky about it.

As to your question: I think it really, really depends on how Girardi added innings. If he were flexible and smart, and gave D-Rob high leverage innings, then it would help the team a lot. If he followed some dumb formula, I doubt it would improve the Yankees’ record overall, because twenty extra innings might save the team three runs, it would also mean he wasn’t available in a couple of important situations.

I wouldn’t want Girardi to be told to give Mo more innings at all. We want him strong in October. Then if Joe gets anxious and decides that Mo has to get four or five outs, fine.

]]> By: rbj http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/08/25/the-brave-and-the-bold/#comment-93372 rbj Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:31:24 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=65591#comment-93372 Let's not forget the triumvirate of Nelson, Stanton and Mo in 1998. Let’s not forget the triumvirate of Nelson, Stanton and Mo in 1998.

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/08/25/the-brave-and-the-bold/#comment-93371 Alex Belth Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=65591#comment-93371 I've seen the Braves guys a few times this year. Nasty. I’ve seen the Braves guys a few times this year. Nasty.

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