As much as I hate it, I really, really, really, hope Neifi has a good day today. He has to take a few pitches if Pierre is one first, something he didn't do much of last year.
Stone always blamed pitching in Candlestick Park for his shortened pitching career. Because of the weather he always overthrew and had bad mechanics which resluted in arm troubles, which resulted from him throwing in the mid 90s to the high 80s. That is one of the reasons he is so harsh on Wood. He doesn't want Wood to end up like him. I don't know how anyone can claim pitcher abuse by citng two ptichers who either pitched until they were 40 (Flanagan) or 38 (Palmer). Baylor's use of Leiber wasn't abuse as much as it was neglagence. Aside from that incident, I've never seen a pticher go out after a long rain dey on a cold day.
Personally, I will never get use to Neifi starting. Not today, not tomorrow, not next year when he will be playing out his contract. [lame attempt at Dr. Suess] I do not like Neifi on a field
Nor on a sheild
hitting second
playing second
not for one second
I do not like Neifi
CubinNY I am
[/lame attempt at Dr. Suess]
Mr. Listach, Was it a difficult transition coming back down to the minors to coach after spending time in the majors? I mean, going from Filet Mingon to In-N-Out Burger would be tough. You must really love baseball. Thanks for talking to us, and I hope to get to a game this year. CubinNY (Soon to be CubinTN)
Flanagan and Palmer missed about a combined 80 starts under him and Steve Stone's career ended at 33. The Cubs led the NL in homers in 2002. Baylor came up with Baltimore, but I don't think he is a disciple of Weaver. He spent most of his career in California and NY (Yankees). Under Weaver, Flanagan and Palmer also pitched into their late 30s early 40s. Steve Stone was never a good pticher. He had one good year in 1980 (he did throw 250 innings though). Weaver demanded that his pitchers throw strikes. If they didn't they didn't stay in Baltimore. Throwing strikes, what a concept. And very un-Cub like.