Comments on: Charlie Manuel Can Adapt! http://crashburnalley.com/2009/09/30/charlie-manuel-can-adapt/ Philadelphia Phillies baseball analysis that everyone can enjoy. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:26:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Doc | bss.com http://crashburnalley.com/2009/09/30/charlie-manuel-can-adapt/comment-page-1/#comment-11734 Doc | bss.com Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:52:12 +0000 http://crashburnalley.com/?p=522#comment-11734 I really like the idea of the two-inning save, however, there are two potential problems that have to be worked out: 1. What happens if Madson has a high-pitch count 8th inning, can he still go out for the 9th? If the answer is, "no we need to bring in Lidge" then I don't like it at all, save Madson for the 9th and let someone else do the 8th. 2. How many days in a row can Madson do 2-inning save? Again, I don't want to resort to Lidge again, so if he can't do it two days in a row, we have to figure something else out. I really like the idea of the two-inning save, however, there are two potential problems that have to be worked out:

1. What happens if Madson has a high-pitch count 8th inning, can he still go out for the 9th? If the answer is, “no we need to bring in Lidge” then I don’t like it at all, save Madson for the 9th and let someone else do the 8th.

2. How many days in a row can Madson do 2-inning save? Again, I don’t want to resort to Lidge again, so if he can’t do it two days in a row, we have to figure something else out.

]]> By: how http://crashburnalley.com/2009/09/30/charlie-manuel-can-adapt/comment-page-1/#comment-11724 how Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:27:52 +0000 http://crashburnalley.com/?p=522#comment-11724 Let's see him adapt to this playoff rotation: Happ Lee Blanton Hamels This would give all seven days rest (Possibly move Blanton up to #2, if Lee unimpressive in next) Isn't Happ the best to be pitching two games out of five? Anyways, Lee before Hamels (contract renewal this winter, hopefully) Maybe Lee in game 1 if very impressive in next, although I would prefer Happ. If Happ in game 2, however, he could also be available out of bullpen in game 5. Status of bullpen to focus of rest of season. Let’s see him adapt to this playoff rotation:

Happ
Lee
Blanton
Hamels

This would give all seven days rest

(Possibly move Blanton up to #2, if Lee unimpressive in next)

Isn’t Happ the best to be pitching two games out of five?

Anyways, Lee before Hamels (contract renewal this winter, hopefully)

Maybe Lee in game 1 if very impressive in next, although I would prefer Happ. If Happ in game 2, however, he could also be available out of bullpen in game 5. Status of bullpen to focus of rest of season.

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