Sunday, June 10, 2007

Devil Rays are desperate

How desperate you ask? There bullpen is so overworked because their starters have been so inconsistent that SS Josh Wilson pitched an inning Friday night.

Not only that, but he pitched a scoreless frame and had a fastball reaching about 87 mph. He gave up just one walk and one single.

This game was interesting in that there was a 1 hour rain delay, after which TB came out swinging, getting an 8-2 lead. They then gave up a grand slam. So in two innings the bullpen gave up 8 runs. That's when they brought in Wilson, who outpitched the whole staff. If I'm the DRays manager, I show that video to my whole pitching staff and ask them why an infielder is doing better than they are. Then I threaten to send them to the minors and tell them to get their shit together.

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