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Revert back this weekend
« on: May 10, 2006, 11:50:38 am »
For better or worse.  Borkowski seems to have pitched his way into a longer stay with the club.  Performance-wise Gallo & Zeke seem to be the likely candidates for a demotion.

Does Gallo have options?
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2006, 12:02:52 pm »
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For better or worse.  Borkowski seems to have pitched his way into a longer stay with the club.  Performance-wise Gallo & Zeke seem to be the likely candidates for a demotion.

Does Gallo have options?


You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2006, 12:16:29 pm »
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For better or worse.  Borkowski seems to have pitched his way into a longer stay with the club.  Performance-wise Gallo & Zeke seem to be the likely candidates for a demotion.

Does Gallo have options?


You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).



Gallo > Miller?
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2006, 12:24:15 pm »
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Gallo > Miller?


I'm a better LHP than Miller, and I'm right-handed.

I hate Trever Miller.  I would take Hipolito Pichardo over Trever Miller.
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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2006, 12:30:06 pm »
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Gallo > Miller?


I'm a better LHP than Miller, and I'm right-handed.

I hate Trever Miller.  I would take Hipolito Pichardo over Trever Miller.



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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2006, 12:31:35 pm »
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You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).



I think Gallo will be fine, but if the choice were between a righty who can get lefties out or a southpaw who can't, I'm going with the former.  I want a pitcher who gets hitters out.
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2006, 12:36:19 pm »
Gallo will never be fine.
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2006, 12:43:13 pm »
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I think Gallo will be fine, but if the choice were between a righty who can get lefties out or a southpaw who can't, I'm going with the former.  I want a pitcher who gets hitters out.


Honest question: does Borkowski have a history of being good against lefties?  I know he's done well in his short time up with the big club, but he'd also "pitched a shut-out" as Brownie(?) pointed out - just before he gave up a monster shibby to Kent.  As far as lefties go, he faced two, retired one and walked one (Drew, who circled the bases in front of Ol' Bluebonnet).
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2006, 12:54:04 pm »
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Honest question: does Borkowski have a history of being good against lefties?  I know he's done well in his short time up with the big club


Qualls does, dunno about Borkowski.  Revert allowed a sub .230 BA against lefties in '03 & 04, but not so good last year.
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2006, 05:09:03 pm »
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For better or worse.  Borkowski seems to have pitched his way into a longer stay with the club.  Performance-wise Gallo & Zeke seem to be the likely candidates for a demotion.

Does Gallo have options?


You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).



We've done it before. McLemore would be a left handed option to replace him...I guess.
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« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2006, 05:19:44 pm »
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For better or worse.  Borkowski seems to have pitched his way into a longer stay with the club.  Performance-wise Gallo & Zeke seem to be the likely candidates for a demotion.

Does Gallo have options?


You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).



We've done it before. McLemore would be a left handed option to replace him...I guess.



No way in hell.  He's still rehabbing an elbow injury.
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2006, 06:41:11 pm »
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You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).



I think Gallo will be fine, but if the choice were between a righty who can get lefties out or a southpaw who can't, I'm going with the former.  I want a pitcher who gets hitters out.



I agree.  I don't care what arm a pitcher thorws with.  If a righty can get lefthanded hitters out more successfully than someone who throws lefthanded, who cares?

So: Drop Miller, make Gallo compete.  His lefthandedness shouldn't guarantee him a job.
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2006, 06:43:39 pm »
wait to see how Miller is after rehabbing in RR.

you cannot make Gallo into something he is not...like good.
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« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2006, 06:47:46 pm »
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wait to see how Miller is after rehabbing in RR.

you cannot make Gallo into something he is not...like good.



Miller went an inning for RR today at Tacoma. 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K.
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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2006, 06:55:03 pm »
Since the start of the 2004 season, lefties have hit Gallo for a .296 average.

This is not a sample size issue.  He simply cannot get major league hitters out.  His time is up.
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2006, 07:13:55 pm »
6 up, 6 down in RR. he likely is headed back up.
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« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2006, 08:48:09 pm »
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For better or worse.  Borkowski seems to have pitched his way into a longer stay with the club.  Performance-wise Gallo & Zeke seem to be the likely candidates for a demotion.

Does Gallo have options?


You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).



We've done it before. McLemore would be a left handed option to replace him...I guess.



No way in hell.  He's still rehabbing an elbow injury.



Are they trying to build him back up to be a starter?
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For better or worse.  Borkowski seems to have pitched his way into a longer stay with the club.  Performance-wise Gallo & Zeke seem to be the likely candidates for a demotion.

Does Gallo have options?


You would leave the club without a lefty in the pen?  (FTR, I know Miller is due back soon, but this doesn't change the fact that there would be no major league lefty relievers in the pen if Gallo was dumped).



We've done it before. McLemore would be a left handed option to replace him...I guess.



No way in hell.  He's still rehabbing an elbow injury.



Are they trying to build him back up to be a starter?



Not sure.  But right now he's splitting games with Jared Gothreaux.  He went 2.1 innings today, his longest outing since coming back recently.
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« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2006, 08:55:30 pm »
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6 up, 6 down in RR. he likely is headed back up.



I think I read somewhere in the TZ that he's scheduled to return tomorrow.
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« Reply #19 on: May 10, 2006, 10:27:39 pm »
I say we forget the lefty idea since we don't have a left hander who can get anyone out. Look at the DBACKs- their bullpen has been one of the best in baseball ERA wise so far this season and they don't have a single lefty in the pen. It's an over rated idea, you can either get guys out or you can't and as of now are lefties can't.
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Re: Revert back this weekend
« Reply #20 on: May 10, 2006, 10:32:32 pm »
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I think I read somewhere in the TZ that he's scheduled to return tomorrow.



astros.com:

...scheduled to rejoin the Astros on Thursday in Los Angeles, and he could be activated on Friday or Saturday.

"That's the plan," manager Phil Garner said.
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« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2006, 03:04:52 pm »
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Since the start of the 2004 season, lefties have hit Gallo for a .296 average.

This is not a sample size issue.  He simply cannot get major league hitters out.  His time is up.



Given these numbers, what's his point, exactly?
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« Reply #22 on: May 11, 2006, 03:08:11 pm »
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Since the start of the 2004 season, lefties have hit Gallo for a .296 average.

This is not a sample size issue.  He simply cannot get major league hitters out.  His time is up.



Given these numbers, what's his point, exactly?



There is none.  I'm hoping he gets DFA'ed when they activate Miller.
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« Reply #23 on: May 11, 2006, 03:11:22 pm »
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There is none.  I'm hoping he gets DFA'ed when they activate Miller.



He was fairly effective last year, although I'll confess I hadn't realized he was far more effective getting righties out than lefties in 2005.
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