Where would we be without Frieri?

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

I'd suggest calming down a little while you read.

Maybe you should read the whole thread

[Pbonetheman]

Frieri will convert his share of saves given the opportunity, as he has shown, but I get wary of his tendency to walk batters. If we had the luxury I would like him in the 7th or 8th inning (depending on the situation) to compliment Burnett. Definitely like the guy, especially what he did the first month or so after the trade. He would be a weapon facing the meat of the order regardless of inning.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Frieri will convert his share of saves given the opportunity, as he has shown, but I get wary of his tendency to walk batters. If we had the luxury I would like him in the 7th or 8th inning (depending on the situation) to compliment Burnett. Definitely like the guy, especially what he did the first month or so after the trade. He would be a weapon facing the meat of the order regardless of inning.

Agreed. LOVE the guy.  He doesn't get enough credit.  I think if we had a real closer, we'd have leads all set going into the BP.

[Brent Maguire]

Not many guys are effective with only 1 good pitch so Frieri is going to have hiccups here and there. He's still a very good reliever. 

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

I don't count Jerome as a set reliever more of a swing guy 5th starter. He is more valuable in that manner and could be later trade bait for the same use by another team.

Old man, you make more sense when you write words.  I agree.  However, we can't afford to trade Williams as our BP stands now, can we?

[full circle]

Lol dude you're a wee bit clueless.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

I don't know about Downs this year.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Lol dude you're a wee bit clueless.

And yet you've devoted the majority of your posts to attacking me rather than discussing baseball.  I'll try to model myself after you.

[mancini79]

KRod's saves were a rollercoaster but they got results.

The Angels didn't like KRod's (or his agent's) negotiating tactics, so he signed elsewhere.

 

But you can't argue that the closing role has been a mess since he left.

 

As for Frieri, I feel he can be an effective closer. He proved that for a couple months last year. I ultimately see Madson being the setup man with Frieri closing out games.

[full circle]

Haha wow. Are you wasted?

[Blobster]

Full Circle, Ernie generally makes coherent posts.  Maybe just discuss the topic?

 

Anyway our bull pen is atrocious.  Frieri has been the best trade Dipoto has made. 

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Haha, but you took that out of context.  It was a compliment you douche!!!

[full circle]

You also can't argue that not signing Krod was a bad decision either. It's a sad indictment of our player development that we haven't groomed a good closer since the end of 2008.

Frieri is already pretty good, but he's starting to get exposed and needs that second pitch to make him effective enough to close.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

I don't normally try to prove false negatives.

[mancini79]

I don't see how trading Williams will help. He has some of the best numbers in the pen but Sosh doesn't test him when the game is on the line. So the answer could already be right under Sosh's nose.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Though it's easier being a dyck and putting this up instead.... When I disagree....Just go easy. Quite a few of us have changed up the Name Game since the move. I've even seen posts wondering if I came over.... shhhhhh...Don't tell anyone~

 

 

Ah, you edited it.  I didn't say that because you disagreed.  Anyway, it was a compliment.  I know that senility can take it's toll.

[full circle]

Earnest, my comment about Arte did not mean I thought he was ineffective, I was agreeing with you that krods saves were an adventure and that Arte mentioned that as one of the reasons not to devote an exorbitant amount of money to him.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Well, his post Anaheim stats aren't that good.  So goes most baseball players' careers (Pujols, Hamilton, anyone?).

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Oh, I know... I was referring to the other post about banning me~  

That's a different thread entirely.  It may be warranted in that thread.

[full circle]

Next time make sure you're accurate when you accuse someone of poor reading comprehension.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Next time make sure you're accurate when you accuse someone of poor reading comprehension.

 

[full circle]

I'm being attacked!!!!! Waaaaa!!!!

[mancini79]

Mancini, I just don't see Jerome (hopefully) having a roll if all the stars align in the next month or so. I think he would be worth more to us around the trade deadline to move him to the NL for some bullpen future talent.

 

It looks like Sosh agrees with you seeing how Jerome has been utilized this season. But I'm just looking at numbers, and Jerome has been getting the job done when given the chance.

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

I'm being attacked!!!!! Waaaaa!!!!

Contact the Mods!!!!

[mancini79]

OK guys, stop the back and forth. It's making you both look silly. I'll delete any threads from now that don't pertain to the topic.