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Mystory23

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 3:27 am
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WHY on earth is this guy still our closer??????? He is a below average middle
reliver at best. Literally any other guy in the Expos bullpen would be a
better closer, especially Ayala or Cordero. WHY WHY WHY???

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 3:27 am
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"Mystory23" <mystory23.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
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> WHY on earth is this guy still our closer??????? He is a below average
middle
> reliver at best. Literally any other guy in the Expos bullpen would be a
> better closer, especially Ayala or Cordero. WHY WHY WHY???


Although most of us (including myself) might not like Rocky Biddle as a
pitcher, we seem to fail to give him the credit he does deserve.

He did make 9 saves out of 10 opportunities, with most of them being off of
only one run leads.

A lot of you complain about his high ERA. Well looking at his game log
stats, the majority of his earned runs have come from non-save opportunity
games (including his big 5 run game). During his save opportunity games, he
has allowed just 3 runs (2 of them from his one blown save).

So yeah, even though I panic everytime he steps on the mound, and even
though I'd much rather have Chad Cordero as our closer, I still acknowledge
the good Rocky has done for the team.

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Adam B

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 4:38 am
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Good for our team ????? Are you an Expo fan? I agree completely with the
first post. Biddle has entered games that the Expos should have won by a
country mile and because he such an awful pitcher, blew leads of 4 runs or
more. That's the only reason why his Save/BS ratio looks respectable.

You don't stick a guy with an ERA over 7.00 to be your closer, you demote
him to the minors. It ain't rocket science.
-Adam

"Doug" <not-real.TakeThisOut@fakemail.com> wrote in message
news:BDfrc.41533$qJ5.1052306@news20.bellglobal.com...
> "Mystory23" <mystory23.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20040520232755.15636.00001608@mb-m14.aol.com...
> > WHY on earth is this guy still our closer??????? He is a below average
> middle
> > reliver at best. Literally any other guy in the Expos bullpen would be
a
> > better closer, especially Ayala or Cordero. WHY WHY WHY???
>
>
> Although most of us (including myself) might not like Rocky Biddle as a
> pitcher, we seem to fail to give him the credit he does deserve.
>
> He did make 9 saves out of 10 opportunities, with most of them being off
of
> only one run leads.
>
> A lot of you complain about his high ERA. Well looking at his game log
> stats, the majority of his earned runs have come from non-save opportunity
> games (including his big 5 run game). During his save opportunity games,
he
> has allowed just 3 runs (2 of them from his one blown save).
>
> So yeah, even though I panic everytime he steps on the mound, and even
> though I'd much rather have Chad Cordero as our closer, I still
acknowledge
> the good Rocky has done for the team.
>
>
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FSogol

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 3:11 pm
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Mystory23 wrote:
> WHY on earth is this guy still our closer??????? He is a below average middle
> reliver at best. Literally any other guy in the Expos bullpen would be a
> better closer, especially Ayala or Cordero. WHY WHY WHY???

In 10 save opportunities, Biddle has a 3.00 ERA and 0.89 WHIP [(Walks +
Hits) / Innings Pitched]. In his eight non-save appearances, he has
given himself a 14.75 ERA and 2.62 WHIP.

Cordero isn't the closer because he has 9 walks in nine appearances.

The Expos are 9-8 in May. Frank knows what he is doing by sticking with
Biddle.
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FSogol
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Adam B

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 9:14 pm
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It's called a fluke. There's no way Biddle can continue that type of trend
throughout an entire season. I'll bet Biddle has just been lucky and
entered save situations with the bottom order due up.


"FSogol" <sogol13.RemoveThis@nospamplease.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Mystory23 wrote:
> > WHY on earth is this guy still our closer??????? He is a below average
middle
> > reliver at best. Literally any other guy in the Expos bullpen would be
a
> > better closer, especially Ayala or Cordero. WHY WHY WHY???
>
> In 10 save opportunities, Biddle has a 3.00 ERA and 0.89 WHIP [(Walks +
> Hits) / Innings Pitched]. In his eight non-save appearances, he has
> given himself a 14.75 ERA and 2.62 WHIP.
>
> Cordero isn't the closer because he has 9 walks in nine appearances.
>
> The Expos are 9-8 in May. Frank knows what he is doing by sticking with
> Biddle.
> --
> FSogol
>
>
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The MoFo

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 10:21 pm
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Well said.

Biddle might not be the perfect closer, but he by far the best we have. And
certainly better than average.

"FSogol" <sogol13 DeleteThis @nospamplease.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Mystory23 wrote:
> > WHY on earth is this guy still our closer??????? He is a below average
middle
> > reliver at best. Literally any other guy in the Expos bullpen would be
a
> > better closer, especially Ayala or Cordero. WHY WHY WHY???
>
> In 10 save opportunities, Biddle has a 3.00 ERA and 0.89 WHIP [(Walks +
> Hits) / Innings Pitched]. In his eight non-save appearances, he has
> given himself a 14.75 ERA and 2.62 WHIP.
>
> Cordero isn't the closer because he has 9 walks in nine appearances.
>
> The Expos are 9-8 in May. Frank knows what he is doing by sticking with
> Biddle.
> --
> FSogol
>
>
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