10-04-2010, 07:42 PM
<!--quoteo(post=116183:date=Oct 4 2010, 06:04 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Oct 4 2010, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Question - why do we consider the Z to the pen move a "demotion"? Because he was pitching badly? That's not really the MAIN reason he was moved to the pen. Lilly was coming back and all the other starters were pitching well. If Gorzelanny - who had an ERA around 2 at the time - had been moved to the pen, would that have been a "demotion"? Of course not. It would have been a move that had to be made because there wasn't a spot for Lilly.
I pretty much think the same is true of Z. He wasn't demoted. He was chosen. It just happened to be the wrong choice (I thought it should have been Wells, but whateves).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To me, no matter what the reason, moving from starter to middle relief is a demotion. It's a step back.
I pretty much think the same is true of Z. He wasn't demoted. He was chosen. It just happened to be the wrong choice (I thought it should have been Wells, but whateves).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To me, no matter what the reason, moving from starter to middle relief is a demotion. It's a step back.
Wang.