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Stokesian Proportions

I had to share this...
I was on the phone with my pops this weekend and he was all excited because the Mets have this new reliever that's been lights out lately.  When he told me his name was Brian Stokes I almost fell off my couch.  I told him that Stokes was a bad word around these parts.  I also saw that they picked up Al Reyes, so if by chance they call up Ruddy Lugo, their pen will look suspiciously like Devil Rays 07.  If these are the guys they're leaning on down the stretch, the Mets should seriously start worrying. 

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Lefties are hitting .375 against him.

Not so good. He lights out against Righties with .175 BA against. But, all and all he is doing well. He was just put in the wrong situations last year. He was expected to be a set up guy, and couldn’t handle the pressure. Maybe he learned.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Sep 2, 2008 2:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He threw over 70 innings last year

That should never, ever happen. Joe really didn’t have any options and you have to wonder how many we would have won last year with at least competence in the pen.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 2, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well we did lose 60 games in the last three innings alone.

So, we lost 96 games last year and you take just 20 of those loses and make them wins you have a team that was 86-76. That’s how bad our bullpen was last year. Shields pitched well enough to have 20 wins but the bullpen kept on finding ways to suck.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Sep 2, 2008 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When Stokes is on he has 3 plus pitches

and is actually a solid big leaguer. The problem is, neither his stuff, nor his command has been consistent for any long period of time.

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by Tyler on Sep 2, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Brian Stokes is an excellent home run specialist.

When you need to kill the other teams rally by clearing the bases, Stokes is among the best in the biz

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 3, 2008 9:11 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i heard he also works with jason hammel,gary glover and boof bonser

Longo=ROY. Friedman=Executive of the year. Maddon=Manager of the year. Gabe Gross= clutch.

by RaysOfHope on Sep 5, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good at what? giving up the long ball?

i have seen him pitch this year and it isnt pretty

Evan Longoria=ROY. Andrew Friedman=Executive of the year. Joe Maddon=Manager of the year. David Price= the next best pitcher TB Rays fan 2002-the day i die!

by RaysOfHope on Sep 5, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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