Comments on: Good baseball trumps bad result

By: gatty790

gatty790 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:32:54 +0000

I thought that the 1-0 game was tough to swallow. Little did I know that twenty four hours later that loss would pale in comparison.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:13:15 +0000

Let’s face it. Bass is a downgrade from Guerrier (as middle inning guy)and Guerrier and Crain are not up to the standards set by the “Rincon of old” and Pat Neshek. Apparently Bonser gets to pitch when they’re ahead 7-0 and Breslow is getting the Travis Miller chair. Makes me long for the really really good old days when “Birmingham Al” Worthington came in in the 8th with runners on 1st and 2nd, one out, and you could bet your weeks pay there’s be a sinkerball hit to the short stop for an inning ending double play. Then he pitched the 9th and closed out the game. Not any more.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:08:01 +0000

I suppose that’s one way to look at it, Peter.

Another way to look at it is the ONLY reason Bass is thrown into that situation last night is because Crain has repeatedly failed in big spots thus far in 2008.

Therefore, you give Bass a chance to succeed on a big stage. Now I will agree that Bass was probably overmatched for that particular situation, but once again, I will back Gardy on that move–you hope Brian Bass learns from that experience so next time he will be better prepared.

As a previous poster noted, he almost struck Manny out. But that even being said, it doesn’t say much for Jesse Crain that the manager has more faith in Bass at this point.

By: JimCrikket

JimCrikket — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:55:13 +0000

TNG, so far Coors is in the same category as the new ballparks in San Diego, Houston and Arlington… I’ve seen them but not been to a game there yet. I’m hoping to get to a game in Arlington next month. Probably not going to make Denver this season

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:30:35 +0000

How does Bass get experience, unless he puts his face in the fire occasionally and becomes battle tested?

He earns the right to pitch in high-leverage situations by his performance in lower-leverage situations. That’s how Crain, Guerrier, and Neshek all earned their spots on the team. It would be one thing if Bass was a supremely talented youngster with ridiculous numbers (like Neshek in ‘06), but he’s basically an average pitcher with a below-average K rate.

Bass didn’t fail last night for lack of “battle testing,” he failed for lack of pitching ability and because his manager put him in a situation where his likelihood of success was low relative to the other options in the bullpen.

By: TwinsNotesGuy

TwinsNotesGuy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:11:41 +0000

Crikket - It was awesome, definitely go see Coors, I don’t have any other ‘newer’ stadiums that I’ve been too to compare it with, but its gotta be right up there, you can see the field from anywhere on the concourses cause they’re open (unlike the dome, think more like Xcel) and everything was ‘closer’, scoreboard is awesome too, have both teams lineups and pitchers on it all times along with info on the batters previous at-bats, really cool, and friggin huge, bigger than probably 6 of the Dome’s screens if you put them side by side and on top of eachother. Would wan’t Club Level seats if I went back again, the facilities and seating on the tour we took from there were incredible. Felt like a 5 star hotel on that level, carpeted flooring in its concourse, open bars, air conditioned. Would be a Really sweet place to take in a game.