CSN and Dempster Say Dempster in Rotation; CSN Backtracks

[hawkcub]

Both WMVP and WSCR are saying Lou said he may move Dempster to the starting rotation. Edited May 20, 2007 by hawkcub

[killthegoat06]

Both WMVP and WSCR are saying Lou said he may move Dempster to the Starting Rotation.

 

Uhh, that would be terrible. And, the thread title may want to include something about starting rotation. I thought it meant Dempster to the bullpen. :wink:

[Garwilly]

Interesting title.

[TruffleShuffle]

good idea... how soon before his arm falls off?

[killthegoat06]

If Lou makes this decision, it must be based off of Demp's success in the starting rotation last year... :roll:

[killthegoat06]

good idea... how soon before his arm falls off?

I recant my congrats.

Edited May 20, 2007 by killthegoat06

[Sammy Sofa]

Lou is a madman and he needs to be stopped.

 

We're this close to needing fireloupiniella.com brought back to life.

Edited May 20, 2007 by Sammy Sofa

[CubColtPacer]

This is a move I would be very, very against-it doesn't make any sense to do that.

[The Voice of Reason]

Great move - as long as it's the starting rotation in AAA.

[USSoccer]

So, to sum up, Lou can't figure out how to properly use his bullpen, so he's goingto take an effective 5th starter and dump him into the pen and take a failed starter and okay reliever and make him a starter.

[killthegoat06]

So, to sum up, Lou can't figure out how to properly use his bullpen, so he's goingto take an effective 5th starter and dump him into the pen and take a failed starter and okay reliever and make him a starter.

 

What could be wrong with that plan?

[Guest]

So would this move Guzman to closer? Or would that be Wuertz, Howry or someone else?

[otis89]

If Lou does this, he has no business managing a team.

[OBPMatters]

So would this move Guzman to closer? Or would that be Wuertz, Howry or someone else?

 

The speculation is Marmol.

[TruffleShuffle]

i have a better idea.... how about we take the things that really aren't working - i.e., Scott Eyre - and get them off the team, rather than take the things that are working moderately well (Guzman as 5th starter, Dempster as closer) and screw around with them.

[RynoRules]

If Lou does this, he has no business managing a team.

 

I wouldn't go that far, but this is a head-scratcher if true. I could see making him a set-up man. I wonder if this means that Z is on the block?

[killthegoat06]

So would this move Guzman to closer? Or would that be Wuertz, Howry or someone else?

 

The speculation is Marmol.

 

That was more our advice than what's inside Lou's head.

[OBPMatters]

So would this move Guzman to closer? Or would that be Wuertz, Howry or someone else?

 

The speculation is Marmol.

 

That was more our advice than what's inside Lou's head.

 

Actually, no it wasn't. It is the conjecture of both Offman and David Shuster. Both have a spotty track record -- at best; but they suggested it.

[USSoccer]

So, to sum up, Lou can't figure out how to properly use his bullpen, so he's goingto take an effective 5th starter and dump him into the pen and take a failed starter and okay reliever and make him a starter.

 

What could be wrong with that plan?

 

You mean aside from every part of it?

 

Piniella hasn't impressed me at all as far as his in game management goes. Yeah, he says all the right things, and his lineups and generally sane. I like that Izturis found the bench and he has Theriot starting.

 

However, his management of pen roles is idiotic, and his PH patterns and late game substitutions are not very good at all.

 

And now this. This is a move that makes the team so much weaker.

[RynoRules]

So would this move Guzman to closer? Or would that be Wuertz, Howry or someone else?

 

The speculation is Marmol.

 

That was more our advice than what's inside Lou's head.

 

Ah, you know what's going on in Lou's head? Please enlighten me how you came to be so close to a divine entity.

 

Lou said its a "possibility" that Dempster will be moved to the rotation. That's all we know about what is going on in Lou's head, to the best of my knowledge.

[USSoccer]

If Lou does this, he has no business managing a team.

 

I wouldn't go that far, but this is a head-scratcher if true. I could see making him a set-up man. I wonder if this means that Z is on the block?

 

Why do you think that?

[killthegoat06]

So, to sum up, Lou can't figure out how to properly use his bullpen, so he's goingto take an effective 5th starter and dump him into the pen and take a failed starter and okay reliever and make him a starter.

 

What could be wrong with that plan?

 

You mean aside from every part of it?

 

Piniella hasn't impressed me at all as far as his in game management goes. Yeah, he says all the right things, and his lineups and generally sane. I like that Izturis found the bench and he has Theriot starting.

 

However, his management of pen roles is idiotic, and his PH patterns and late game substitutions are not very good at all.

 

And now this. This is a move that makes the team so much weaker.

 

It was sarcasm.

[NCCubFan]

Lou said its a "possibility" that Dempster will be moved to the rotation. That's all we know about what is going on in Lou's head, to the best of my knowledge.

It shouldn't even be a possibility, though. Dempster is a proven failure as a starter.

[USSoccer]

Lou said its a "possibility" that Dempster will be moved to the rotation. That's all we know about what is going on in Lou's head, to the best of my knowledge.

It shouldn't even be a possibility, though. Dempster is a proven failure as a starter.

 

Which makes me question Piniella's decision making. The man can clearly read a stat sheet properly based on his position player decisions (for the most part). What about making a failed starter a starter again makes any sense?

[killthegoat06]

Lou said its a "possibility" that Dempster will be moved to the rotation. That's all we know about what is going on in Lou's head, to the best of my knowledge.

It shouldn't even be a possibility, though. Dempster is a proven failure as a starter.

 

Which makes me question Piniella's decision making. The man can clearly read a stat sheet properly based on his position player decisions (for the most part). What about making a failed starter a starter again makes any sense?

 

Let's see if Piniella actually makes Demp a starter. He could have just been trying to end media interrogation.