Cordero: it's mechanical this time

"FSogol" <FSogol DeleteThis @nospamplease.org> wrote in message
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> cat daddy wrote:
> > At least it's not being blamed on mental lapses, as I suggested.
He's
> > always been prone to kind of slinging the ball, from what limited times
I've
> > been able to watch him.
> >
> > "After watching closer Chad Cordero give up seven earned runs in two
> > innings, St. Claire said that Cordero has to fix some mechanical issues
on
> > the mound. Cordero is throwing three-quarters sidearm instead of coming
over
> > the top.
> >
> > "When he goes down and away, the ball goes middle in, and you can't
command
> > the fastball," St. Claire said. "If you can't command your fastball, you
are
> > in big trouble."
> >
>
> Chad suffers from asthma. Maybe Coors Field the the one place he should
> never pitch? Do any of those stats include his peak flow meter
> readings? Also, he has gained weight since the season began.

Hmm, weight gain........... Plus, family issues, trade rumours, new team
everything, predictions of historic failure........ a little of going
through the motions.... fatigue...
Yet, a great record from middle May to before last week.
Sometimes I'm not so crazy about going to work, either.
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> "FSogol" <FSogol.TakeThisOut@nospamplease.org> wrote in message
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>> cat daddy wrote:
>> > At least it's not being blamed on mental lapses, as I suggested.
> He's
>> > always been prone to kind of slinging the ball, from what limited times
> I've
>> > been able to watch him.
>> >
>> > "After watching closer Chad Cordero give up seven earned runs in two
>> > innings, St. Claire said that Cordero has to fix some mechanical issues
> on
>> > the mound. Cordero is throwing three-quarters sidearm instead of coming
> over
>> > the top.
>> >
>> > "When he goes down and away, the ball goes middle in, and you can't
> command
>> > the fastball," St. Claire said. "If you can't command your fastball,
>> > you
> are
>> > in big trouble."
>> >
>>
>> Chad suffers from asthma. Maybe Coors Field the the one place he should
>> never pitch? Do any of those stats include his peak flow meter
>> readings? Also, he has gained weight since the season began.
>
> Hmm, weight gain........... Plus, family issues, trade rumours, new team
> everything, predictions of historic failure........ a little of going
> through the motions.... fatigue...
> Yet, a great record from middle May to before last week.
> Sometimes I'm not so crazy about going to work, either.
>
>
but then you don't get paid what he gets paid to play a game.

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"rufref" <tbilloneref DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote in message
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> > "FSogol" <FSogol DeleteThis @nospamplease.org> wrote in message
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> >> cat daddy wrote:
> >> > At least it's not being blamed on mental lapses, as I suggested.
> > He's
> >> > always been prone to kind of slinging the ball, from what limited
times
> > I've
> >> > been able to watch him.
> >> >
> >> > "After watching closer Chad Cordero give up seven earned runs in
two
> >> > innings, St. Claire said that Cordero has to fix some mechanical
issues
> > on
> >> > the mound. Cordero is throwing three-quarters sidearm instead of
coming
> > over
> >> > the top.
> >> >
> >> > "When he goes down and away, the ball goes middle in, and you can't
> > command
> >> > the fastball," St. Claire said. "If you can't command your fastball,
> >> > you
> > are
> >> > in big trouble."
> >> >
> >>
> >> Chad suffers from asthma. Maybe Coors Field the the one place he should
> >> never pitch? Do any of those stats include his peak flow meter
> >> readings? Also, he has gained weight since the season began.
> >
> > Hmm, weight gain........... Plus, family issues, trade rumours, new
team
> > everything, predictions of historic failure........ a little of going
> > through the motions.... fatigue...
> > Yet, a great record from middle May to before last week.
> > Sometimes I'm not so crazy about going to work, either.
> >
> >
> but then you don't get paid what he gets paid to play a game.

True, but that might be even more of a burden and distraction. But, I've
made enough excuses for him. Maybe he is and always will be average. There
are very few closers doing better than him and many more who are worse. I
don't see any other option in the short term.
 >> Stay informed about: Cordero: it's mechanical this time 

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>> "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote in message
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>> > "FSogol" <FSogol.TakeThisOut@nospamplease.org> wrote in message
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>> >> Chad suffers from asthma. Maybe Coors Field the the one place he
>> >> should
>> >> never pitch? Do any of those stats include his peak flow meter
>> >> readings? Also, he has gained weight since the season began.
>> >
>> > Hmm, weight gain........... Plus, family issues, trade rumours, new
> team
>> > everything, predictions of historic failure........ a little of going
>> > through the motions.... fatigue...
>> > Yet, a great record from middle May to before last week.
>> > Sometimes I'm not so crazy about going to work, either.
>> >
>> >
>> but then you don't get paid what he gets paid to play a game.
>
> True, but that might be even more of a burden and distraction. But, I've
> made enough excuses for him. Maybe he is and always will be average. There
> are very few closers doing better than him and many more who are worse. I
> don't see any other option in the short term.


Wait a minute. We're talking about a couple less than stellar performances.
The average team puts up with that from their closer every few weeks. He's
had one bad (really bad) and one mediocre appearance since May. Let's give
the Chief some time to work through it before throwing him under the bus.
You may not see any other option, but I don't want any other option. This
is a young guy who's had a couple of bad outings. Remember last year when
he led the league in saves, but so many of them came with the winning runs
on base? Until he starts blowing 5-10 saves in a row, let's give him the
props he's earned.

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Brian J. Whiting
CompAid.TakeThisOut@rcn.com
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Brian Whiting wrote:
> "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote in message
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>>>>"FSogol" <FSogol RemoveThis @nospamplease.org> wrote in message
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>>>>>Chad suffers from asthma. Maybe Coors Field the the one place he
>>>>>should
>>>>>never pitch? Do any of those stats include his peak flow meter
>>>>>readings? Also, he has gained weight since the season began.
>>>>
>>>> Hmm, weight gain........... Plus, family issues, trade rumours, new
>>
>>team
>>
>>>>everything, predictions of historic failure........ a little of going
>>>>through the motions.... fatigue...
>>>> Yet, a great record from middle May to before last week.
>>>> Sometimes I'm not so crazy about going to work, either.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>but then you don't get paid what he gets paid to play a game.
>>
>> True, but that might be even more of a burden and distraction. But, I've
>>made enough excuses for him. Maybe he is and always will be average. There
>>are very few closers doing better than him and many more who are worse. I
>>don't see any other option in the short term.
>
>
>
> Wait a minute. We're talking about a couple less than stellar performances.
> The average team puts up with that from their closer every few weeks. He's
> had one bad (really bad) and one mediocre appearance since May. Let's give
> the Chief some time to work through it before throwing him under the bus.
> You may not see any other option, but I don't want any other option. This
> is a young guy who's had a couple of bad outings. Remember last year when
> he led the league in saves, but so many of them came with the winning runs
> on base? Until he starts blowing 5-10 saves in a row, let's give him the
> props he's earned.

Same here. I like Chad and see no reason to get rid of him. Both Rauch
and Ayala (who was the closer for a short time with the Expos) are
injury prone. Hopefully, Nats fans can act like better fans than those
Skins fans with their endless quarterback controversies.

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FSogol
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"Brian Whiting" <CompAid DeleteThis @rcn.com> wrote in message
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> >> "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote in message
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> >> > "FSogol" <FSogol DeleteThis @nospamplease.org> wrote in message
> >> > news:O7ydnfNF4LPbWk_bnZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@cavtel.net...
> >> >> Chad suffers from asthma. Maybe Coors Field the the one place he
> >> >> should
> >> >> never pitch? Do any of those stats include his peak flow meter
> >> >> readings? Also, he has gained weight since the season began.
> >> >
> >> > Hmm, weight gain........... Plus, family issues, trade rumours, new
> > team
> >> > everything, predictions of historic failure........ a little of
going
> >> > through the motions.... fatigue...
> >> > Yet, a great record from middle May to before last week.
> >> > Sometimes I'm not so crazy about going to work, either.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> but then you don't get paid what he gets paid to play a game.
> >
> > True, but that might be even more of a burden and distraction. But,
I've
> > made enough excuses for him. Maybe he is and always will be average.
There
> > are very few closers doing better than him and many more who are worse.
I
> > don't see any other option in the short term.
>
>
> Wait a minute. We're talking about a couple less than stellar
performances.
> The average team puts up with that from their closer every few weeks.
He's
> had one bad (really bad) and one mediocre appearance since May. Let's
give
> the Chief some time to work through it before throwing him under the bus.
> You may not see any other option, but I don't want any other option. This
> is a young guy who's had a couple of bad outings. Remember last year when
> he led the league in saves, but so many of them came with the winning runs
> on base? Until he starts blowing 5-10 saves in a row, let's give him the
> props he's earned.

Take out my last sentence above and see if everything else I've written
about Cordero, including the detailed stats, doesn't agree with everything
you've written here.
The sentence was, perhaps, a poor attempt at soliciting an opinion from
ruref about who he would suggest to be a replacement/upgrade for Cordero.
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