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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
You just saw 2 ABs that explain why I just don't care how the Heyward trade works out - I'll never have a problem with trading Miller because that's the move that ensured Martinez would be a starter. It was the bite-collar that kept Matheny from putting Martinez in the 7th like he keeps trying to do. Mozeliak needed to take it out of Matheny's hands and that's exactly what he did. It was similar to when he traded away Craig and Boggs - when Matheny can't be trusted to use his better players in the right spot, Mozeliak has shown a willingness to clear the deck and give Matheny no other options. Heyward sucks now, but we forced Martinez into the rotation and that will pay massive dividends.
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Agreed. He clearly won the spring training battle with Kelly. They had no choice this year with the Miller trade. You may be on to something with Mo's way of dealing with Matheny's stubbornness.
Matheny is old school. Martinez needs to calm down, then I'll let him start.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
If he can just keep his temper in check, he'll be a good one. Even as he ages and his fastball drops to the 92-93 mph range, he gets so much natural movement that he'll still be outstanding.
That was a big-league sequence right there. 2 men on, 1 out in a 2 run game and the opponents 2 best 'pure' hitters at the plate and he strikes them both out in completely different fashions. Very impressive stuff.
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Agred. That was a top shelf performance today. 20 innings straight of shut out ball. 2 straight appearances into the 7 inning.
