The Last Bullpen Spot

[FAR52]

It looks like the last bullpen spot is between Kiko, Simo and Benes.

While it appeared that Benes had some improved velocity on his fastball (some reports suggesting 93 +), this oblique strain is somewhat discouraging.

Kiko continues to be impressive by consistently securing outs. And while Simo's stats are thus far good, I'm not at all confident that he will make the team.

Here's my prediction. If the oblique strain is minor and Benes is able to continue throwing throwing hard, TLR will choose him over Kiko.

What do you all think?

Thanks

[WinstonSmith]

Benes gets put on DL to start the season. Then, when he gets off DL, he'll do a rehab assignment, at which point they will evaluate how he's done, and how the big club is doing. Based on that, they'll cut him or bring him up.

Kiko is sent to AAA.

Simo makes team.

[BringBackZezel]

Originally posted by WinstonSmith@Mar 15 2004, 09:41 AM
Benes gets put on DL to start the season. Then, when he gets off DL, he'll do a rehab assignment, at which point they will evaluate how he's done, and how the big club is doing. Based on that, they'll cut him or bring him up.

Kiko is sent to AAA.

Simo makes team.

Sadly, I have to agree.

[chazzz]

Originally posted by BringBackZezel+Mar 15 2004, 09:43 AM-->

QUOTE (BringBackZezel @ Mar 15 2004, 09:43 AM)

Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #5 03-15-2004, 10:10 AM Kiko gets sent down, even though he is a better pitcher than Simo-man and out-performs him in the spring, because TLR and Duncan "like Simontacchi better". “I’ve always stated, ‘I’m a Missouri Tiger,’” Anderson said March 13 after Arkansas fired John Pelphrey, adding, “I’m excited about what’s taking place here.” Asked then if he would talk to his players about the situation, he said, “They know me, and that’s where the trust comes in. Comment Post Cancel BringBackZezel El Guapo Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 42770 Share Tweet #6 03-15-2004, 10:10 AM Originally posted by Razzy@Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM Kiko gets sent down, even though he is a better pitcher than Simo-man and out-performs him in the spring, because TLR and Duncan "like Simontacchi better". And if you disagree, "I'd love to manage against you anyday" Official Lounge Sponsor of: MIGOTS!, TJ Oshie, David Freese, Sponsoring Softball Players, Trout, Bon Jovi, Cold, hard facts, rigidly defined with mathematical precision, The abortion boat, which traveled to Poland in 2003 and Ireland in 2001. Former Lounge Sponsor of: The Hebrew Hammer, BBZ, Foods that start with the letter 'Q', Paul 'Visor' Mitchell, FBBHOFer Brett "William" Wallace, BBFHOF, THE LALPHABET: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N I Z M N O P Q R S T U V Z T U V X Y X Z, The Return of MarkD. Comment Post Cancel Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #7 03-15-2004, 10:15 AM Originally posted by BringBackZezel+Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM--> QUOTE (BringBackZezel @ Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM) Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #8 03-15-2004, 10:17 AM It also sounds like the MArtelli comeback. He wants to line up and play Packer? WTF would that prove? Wow. college kids can beat up on an 80 year old has been with a loud mouth. Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel WinstonSmith Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 10553 Share Tweet #9 03-15-2004, 10:17 AM Originally posted by Razzy@Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM Kiko gets sent down, even though he is a better pitcher than Simo-man and out-performs him in the spring, because TLR and Duncan "like Simontacchi better". Razzie and I agree? Maybe I need to rethink my position =] When you say to your neighbor, "We're having a loud party on Saturday night if that's alright with you," what you really mean is, "We're having a loud party on Saturday night." Comment Post Cancel FAR52 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 21651 Share Tweet #10 03-15-2004, 10:19 AM Chazz and others: I'm surprised that you all are picking Simo over Kiko. Granted, Kiko has only pitched some 40 or so innings and so we do not have a large pool of major league data to consider. But last year gave us a good long glimpse at Simo -- and frankly, I wasn't impressed. Kiko, at this point, shows much more promise. Now, he may turn out to be a half season wonder like Simo, but as of right now, Kiko is pitching better than Simo. Thanks "You can't handle my opinions." Moedrabowsky Jeffro is a hell of a good man. "A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel." - Robert Frost Comment Post Cancel Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #11 03-15-2004, 10:21 AM Originally posted by WinstonSmith@Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM Razzie and I agree? Next stop.......... Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #12 03-15-2004, 10:22 AM Originally posted by WinstonSmith+Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM--> QUOTE (WinstonSmith @ Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM) BringBackZezel El Guapo Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 42770 Share Tweet #13 03-15-2004, 10:23 AM Originally posted by Razzy+Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM--> QUOTE (Razzy @ Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM) Originally posted by [email protected] 15 2004, 10:17 AM Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #14 03-15-2004, 10:30 AM Originally posted by JackSparrow+Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM--> QUOTE (JackSparrow @ Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM) Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #15 03-15-2004, 10:31 AM And yet you wonder why you are a cocksucker and why nearly all here dislike you. Chucking cheap shots our way when we didnt say one negative thing here. Proof you are a flamer in more than one way Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.2 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 05:39 AM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[Razzy]

Kiko gets sent down, even though he is a better pitcher than Simo-man and out-performs him in the spring, because TLR and Duncan "like Simontacchi better".

[BringBackZezel]

Originally posted by Razzy@Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM
Kiko gets sent down, even though he is a better pitcher than Simo-man and out-performs him in the spring, because TLR and Duncan "like Simontacchi better".

And if you disagree, "I'd love to manage against you anyday"

[Razzy]

Originally posted by BringBackZezel+Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM-->

QUOTE (BringBackZezel @ Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM)

Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #8 03-15-2004, 10:17 AM It also sounds like the MArtelli comeback. He wants to line up and play Packer? WTF would that prove? Wow. college kids can beat up on an 80 year old has been with a loud mouth. Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel WinstonSmith Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 10553 Share Tweet #9 03-15-2004, 10:17 AM Originally posted by Razzy@Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM Kiko gets sent down, even though he is a better pitcher than Simo-man and out-performs him in the spring, because TLR and Duncan "like Simontacchi better". Razzie and I agree? Maybe I need to rethink my position =] When you say to your neighbor, "We're having a loud party on Saturday night if that's alright with you," what you really mean is, "We're having a loud party on Saturday night." Comment Post Cancel FAR52 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 21651 Share Tweet #10 03-15-2004, 10:19 AM Chazz and others: I'm surprised that you all are picking Simo over Kiko. Granted, Kiko has only pitched some 40 or so innings and so we do not have a large pool of major league data to consider. But last year gave us a good long glimpse at Simo -- and frankly, I wasn't impressed. Kiko, at this point, shows much more promise. Now, he may turn out to be a half season wonder like Simo, but as of right now, Kiko is pitching better than Simo. Thanks "You can't handle my opinions." Moedrabowsky Jeffro is a hell of a good man. "A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel." - Robert Frost Comment Post Cancel Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #11 03-15-2004, 10:21 AM Originally posted by WinstonSmith@Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM Razzie and I agree? Next stop.......... Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #12 03-15-2004, 10:22 AM Originally posted by WinstonSmith+Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM--> QUOTE (WinstonSmith @ Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM) BringBackZezel El Guapo Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 42770 Share Tweet #13 03-15-2004, 10:23 AM Originally posted by Razzy+Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM--> QUOTE (Razzy @ Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM) Originally posted by [email protected] 15 2004, 10:17 AM Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #14 03-15-2004, 10:30 AM Originally posted by JackSparrow+Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM--> QUOTE (JackSparrow @ Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM) Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #15 03-15-2004, 10:31 AM And yet you wonder why you are a cocksucker and why nearly all here dislike you. Chucking cheap shots our way when we didnt say one negative thing here. Proof you are a flamer in more than one way Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.2 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 05:39 AM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[Jack Sparrow]

It also sounds like the MArtelli comeback.

He wants to line up and play Packer? WTF would that prove? Wow. college kids can beat up on an 80 year old has been with a loud mouth.

[WinstonSmith]

Originally posted by Razzy@Mar 15 2004, 10:10 AM
Kiko gets sent down, even though he is a better pitcher than Simo-man and out-performs him in the spring, because TLR and Duncan "like Simontacchi better".

Razzie and I agree?

Maybe I need to rethink my position =]

[FAR52]

Chazz and others:

I'm surprised that you all are picking Simo over Kiko. Granted, Kiko has only pitched some 40 or so innings and so we do not have a large pool of major league data to consider.

But last year gave us a good long glimpse at Simo -- and frankly, I wasn't impressed.

Kiko, at this point, shows much more promise. Now, he may turn out to be a half season wonder like Simo, but as of right now, Kiko is pitching better than Simo.

Thanks

[Jack Sparrow]

Originally posted by WinstonSmith@Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM
Razzie and I agree?

Next stop..........

[Razzy]

Originally posted by WinstonSmith+Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM-->

QUOTE (WinstonSmith @ Mar 15 2004, 10:17 AM)

BringBackZezel El Guapo Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 42770 Share Tweet #13 03-15-2004, 10:23 AM Originally posted by Razzy+Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM--> QUOTE (Razzy @ Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM) Originally posted by [email protected] 15 2004, 10:17 AM Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #14 03-15-2004, 10:30 AM Originally posted by JackSparrow+Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM--> QUOTE (JackSparrow @ Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM) Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #15 03-15-2004, 10:31 AM And yet you wonder why you are a cocksucker and why nearly all here dislike you. Chucking cheap shots our way when we didnt say one negative thing here. Proof you are a flamer in more than one way Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.2 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 05:39 AM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[BringBackZezel]

Originally posted by Razzy+Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM-->

QUOTE (Razzy @ Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM)

Originally posted by [email protected] 15 2004, 10:17 AM Razzy The White Raz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 27625 Share Tweet #14 03-15-2004, 10:30 AM Originally posted by JackSparrow+Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM--> QUOTE (JackSparrow @ Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM) Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #15 03-15-2004, 10:31 AM And yet you wonder why you are a cocksucker and why nearly all here dislike you. Chucking cheap shots our way when we didnt say one negative thing here. Proof you are a flamer in more than one way Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.2 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 05:39 AM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[Razzy]

Originally posted by JackSparrow+Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM-->

QUOTE (JackSparrow @ Mar 15 2004, 10:21 AM)

Jack Sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 14182 Share Tweet #15 03-15-2004, 10:31 AM And yet you wonder why you are a cocksucker and why nearly all here dislike you. Chucking cheap shots our way when we didnt say one negative thing here. Proof you are a flamer in more than one way Official Sponsor of Jim Edmonds & John Smoltz Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.2 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 05:39 AM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[Jack Sparrow]

And yet you wonder why you are a cocksucker and why nearly all here dislike you.

Chucking cheap shots our way when we didnt say one negative thing here.

Proof you are a flamer in more than one way