[vanity]

second night in a row this clown with the 4.50 plus ERA gets blown up. can we get a real reliever?

he makes merkin valdez look good.

[southseasbear]

Whew, I thought you were referring to the former Beach Boy.

[sycasey]

Proof positive that any mediocre major league pitcher can rack up a lot of saves if they are lucky enough.

[cyrusthebear]

Originally Posted by sycasey

Proof positive that any mediocre major league pitcher can rack up a lot of saves if they are lucky enough.

I nominate former angels pitcher frankie rodriguez as further proof.

[BestisBeast]

lol @ the giants

forever a loser

[RoseBowlBears]

Originally Posted by cyrusthebear

I nominate former angels pitcher frankie rodriguez as further proof.

In what universe is Francisco Rodriguez mediocre?

[sycasey]

Originally Posted by cyrusthebear

I nominate former angels pitcher frankie rodriguez as further proof.

Huh?

[okaydo]

[gobeerz]

Didn't the Giants have some guy named Joe Nathan and trade him? Oh....

[HairOfTheBear]

Originally Posted by vanity

second night in a row this clown with the 4.50 plus ERA gets blown up. can we get a real reliever?

he makes merkin valdez look good.

I still can't believe he's actually named Merkin. I wonder he knows what that is, and if he does, has he considered a different english name?

[jyamada]

It's amazing a guy who can throw a ball at nearly 100 mph can't get 3 outs in the ninth without any damage being done. Somebody should teach him the cutter.

[cyrusthebear]

Originally Posted by RoseBowlBears

In what universe is Francisco Rodriguez mediocre?

Mediocre is too harsh a word. As an Angels fan, he was very stressful to watch as a closer during a lot of games.. and the games he didn't save were complete goose-eggs, which gave rise to similar sentiments expressed by the OP.

[sycasey]

Originally Posted by cyrusthebear

Mediocre is too harsh a word. As an Angels fan, he was very stressful to watch as a closer during a lot of games.. and the games he didn't save were complete goose-eggs, which gave rise to similar sentiments expressed by the OP.

K-Rod career: 2.30 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 2.93 K/BB
Brian Wilson career: 4.34 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 2.02 K/BB

K-Rod's 62-game season was a bit lucky -- it wasn't actually Rodriguez's best season, so the save total was mostly a function of him getting a lot of save opportunities (which are dependent on his teammates), not him being more dominant. He was still pretty damn good, though (2.24 ERA).

[socalBear23]

Originally Posted by gobeerz

Didn't the Giants have some guy named Joe Nathan and trade him? Oh....

The really tragic part is they also gave up a young LH minor leaguer.

Yeah that would be one Francisco Liriano.

[sycasey]

Originally Posted by socalBear23

The really tragic part is they also gave up a young LH minor leaguer.

Yeah that would be one Francisco Liriano.

But at least we got A.J. Pierzynski for one year!