What is up with relievers this year?

[TdotKelly]

I feel like everytime I turn around solid leads are being blown, both in my favor and against (mostly against).

The caliber of pitching as a whole seems to gradually get worse every year.

Effen braves:mj01:

 

[IntenseOperator]

Dipshit Zumaya has $$ on the Over in this game

 

[IntenseOperator]

puking away all with two outs

 

[Lightning]

The pitching in baseball is so watered down with too many teams that half of the relievers and many of the SP should have never made it out of the minor leagues!

 

[wersty]

correct

correct

started many yrs ago with expansion---only so many to go around:shrug:

 

[bjfinste]

If you looked through posts from early in the season of the past several years, you would find the same thing. There simply aren't enough pitchers.

 

[sportsopinions]

raising the mound back to its orginal height would help a ton!

 

[brooklynkid]

AS long as managers believe in this righty/lefty horseshit and that a college kid can pitch 100 pitches with no problem and pro that is making $5 mil a year has a pitch count ...baseball games will suck. There are basically very few "closers" out there. I cringe when a game is close and the managers actually start "to think strategy"

It ain't what it use to be,that's for sure !!!!!

 

[sdf]

because MLB equates more scoring with happier fans.


also, most MLB fans dont bet on the games, so having those late inning relievers suck gives them hope that they can make a comeback.


i dont think MLB cares much about the watered down pitching.....

frankly, the problem lies in every sport. it's why Martin Grammatica still has a job. it's why Aaron Brooks started for the Raiduhs last year. it's why Chris Webbers one-legged self is still playing and why Luke Jackson makes millions.