Word: bullpens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...limitations, the '78 Phils have the horses to win the Eastern crown for the third straight year. They have the best fielding third baseman in the game, a Polish sausage who clouts 130 RBIs a season in left field, a superlative shortstop, the '77 Cy Young winner, a good bullpen and several other bonafide stars. And then some...
...Rawly Eastwick of the St.,Louis Cardinals, who had an off year in 1977 but was the League's top reliever for the Reds in 1976. Since the American League's No. 1 fireman, Cy Young Winner Sparky Lyle, was already in Yankee employ, Steinbrenner's bullpen overkill brought immediate-and pained-reaction. Lyle paused between banquet speeches long enough to scream, "Trade...
What Martin has in mind is to employ the strategy pioneered by Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson: pull his starters after six innings or so in order to feed the talented bullpen. That tactic could save fragile arms, but it will prevent healthy pitchers from going the full nine innings that build stats-and egos. No less an expert than Lyle acknowledges: "Show me a starting pitcher who doesn't like to finish what he starts. They...
...lead switched hands five times in the Brown match before D'Agostino was called out of the "bullpen" to record the save. D'Agostino stuck Steve Abdow in 4:15 to reverse a 15-12 deficit to an 18-15 score in favor of the Crimson. Beling then iced the match with his second...
...more weaknesses than Philadelphia, most notably at shortstop, center field and the bullpen. But they will be stronger on the mound for at least the beginning of games two and three, with Sutton and probably Burt Hooton (11-7, 2.66) starting. As for the bullpen, cheerleading manager Tommy Lasorda will probably shore up that Achilles heel with reserve started Doug Rau (3.43) and Rick Rhoden...