They finish the first half with a 9 game winning streak, longest since April 2000.
Are 52-44 after hovering at or below .500 for over a year.
Their pitching seems to be worked out and their hitting has been timely.
The firing of Willie Randolph appears to have been the perfect move, but even more so to me is the firing of "pitching guru" Rick Peterson.
RP was like some of the admittedly brilliant people in the Bush administration (Wolfowitz). Too smart for his own good.
Too tied in to a philosophy that might work sometimes, but refuses to change it when it doesn't.
I hate pitch counts and sp does Jerry Manuel. I hope they continue to let the good pitchers pitch and stop worrying about arm strength. When you are winning, you get stronger.
1/2 game out of First place. The season is starting to look very promising, indeed.
And I love these no name players who are making such huge contributions, like the 2000 team.
The Freditor
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment