bullpen innings only part of the story - Reader comments at The New York Sun

Recent Blog Posts

Reader comment on:
Tired Bullpen Wasn't Mets' Cause of Death

Submitted by metstoday, Oct 6, 2007 01:08

... it's not the total innings pitched by the bullpen, but the fact that nine relief pitchers accounted for 95% of the Mets' total relief innings. And that seven pitched 85%. Compare that to all other NL teams, and you see that the Mets' main seven relievers were the most overworked -- only the Padres come close.

On the surface, one might think that 7-9 pitchers should be plenty to handle the bullpen innings. But in fact, most teams spread out the load among 10-20 over the course of the year.

At least part of the Mets' collapse has to be blamed on the bullpen running out of gas at the end of the year -- and being over-exposed throughout the season.

Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find objectionable.

Other reader comments on this article

Comment	By	Date
... it's not the total innings pitched by the bullpen, but the fact that nine relief pitchers accounted for 95%...	metstoday	Oct 6, 2007 01:08
Although I usually agree with your articles, today, I do not by saying the bullpen was not the cause of... [MORE]	Ray	Oct 5, 2007 17:49
To the extent that the bullpen performance (rather than mere overuse) was the issue I'd like to hear more about... [MORE]	David Crockett	Oct 5, 2007 15:48
Although I usually agree with your articles, today, I do not by saying the bullpen was not the cause of... [MORE]	Ray	Oct 5, 2007 15:43
It is not the number of innings...it is who is pitching those innings. A perfect example is the last 4... [MORE]	Houston Mets Fan	Oct 5, 2007 10:32
Relief pitchers who are not super stars (Mariano Rivera, Bruce Sutter, Rollie Fingers, Gossage, etc.) are always inconsistent from year... [MORE]	Jerry Skurnik	Oct 5, 2007 09:41

Reader comment on:Tired Bullpen Wasn't Mets' Cause of Death

Other reader comments on this article

Comment on Tired Bullpen Wasn't Mets' Cause of Death

Reader comment on:
Tired Bullpen Wasn't Mets' Cause of Death