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February 24, 2011Chuck Hayes Just Pulled Down Another Rebound
February 24, 2011While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.
“Opening day rosters don’t matter, right? Well. Yeah, kinda. What still gives me some pause is how small issues have a tendency to metastasize in retrospect. We all remember how Pronk’s shoulder issues started: just a little sore. Adam Miller’s career-threatening finger issues started with a “minor setback”. Both Anthony Reyes and Hector Rondon were suffering from “tired arms” before being shut down for major surgeries.” [Jon/Still WFNY]
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Yep. Seen it before, one year a bullpen is dominant, next year same guys are gascans- “Beware anybody who offers assurances, positive or negative, about a Major League bullpen. Nobody really knows what they’re talking about. That’s why it helps to have depth, and this is one area where – on paper, at least – the Indians possess such a luxury. Acta was asked if he thinks there’s such a thing as “momentum” carrying over from one season to the next for a bullpen. After all, Tribe relievers posted a 2.95 ERA after the All-Star break last year – the second-lowest such mark in the AL and the fourth-lowest in MLB. “I think the offseason can stop any momentum, because it’s four months of inactivity,” Acta said. “Confidence [carries over]. Guys were pretty dominant in the second half, and they feel pretty good about themselves. I just don’t see them backing down right now.” [Castrovince/CastroTurf]
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Some ‘you know you’re in Cleveland whens’- “When your basketball team’s best player can’t even crack the starting lineup on his 10-46 team. Try wrapping your mind around that one, and then send something nice to Ramon Sessions.” [Frantz/News Herald]
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On contraction- “While we understand the financial realities of pro sports and it makes sense that fewer teams would possibly be better, as Cleveland fans any talk of contraction makes us nervous. The big unanswered question is: How would teams be selected for elimination?” [Pullo/Red Right 88]
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The NFL combine and you- “Basically, it’s totally ludicrous that this is even a “thing” that we should care about … but we do!!! It’s the freaking’ NFL Combine, for cryin’ out loud! It’s (almost) the last chance we’ll be able to see how well (some of) the top college football players can impress NFL scouts before the Draft!!! Without the NFL Combine and it’s abundance of media coverage, how else will we be able to update our own personal mock drafts?” [Pete/Blawg Pound]
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