tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post116373184644376160..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Changing Gears?Paul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-1163871361354984662006-11-18T12:36:00.000-05:002006-11-18T12:36:00.000-05:00Outside of VERY few relievers (Hoffman, Mo Rivera,...Outside of VERY few relievers (Hoffman, Mo Rivera, K-Rod), there aren't many guys that have a sustained period of uninterrupted excellence.<BR/><BR/>Todd Jones, the Tigers' closer for 2006 was cut by about 5 teams just 2 years earlier.<BR/> <BR/>Adam Wainwright, the Cardinals' eventual closer barely made the team out of Spring Training.<BR/><BR/>It's a crapshoot. <BR/>You roll the bones and hope for the best.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-1163806593366276722006-11-17T18:36:00.000-05:002006-11-17T18:36:00.000-05:00Well...I absolutely hope what you say is true...I ...Well...I absolutely hope what you say is true...<BR/><BR/>I know it's sensible to spend all their money on relievers...but have NEVER seen doing that as a good thing. So many times a reliever has a 1 or 2 year run...gets big money...<BR/><BR/>then plays like dogcrap...<BR/><BR/>sign a bigger name...pay money the DESERVE, then do something else...pojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681568940540039916noreply@blogger.com