Comments for The On Deck Circle http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com Baseball History, Commentary and Analysis Thu, 16 May 2013 00:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on In Which The Kitten Pitches Into The Thirteenth by William Miller http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3908 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:52:45 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3908 You’re welcome, Mike

]]> Comment on In Which The Kitten Pitches Into The Thirteenth by Mike Cornelius http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3907 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:47:49 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3907 It’s great and heartfelt. Thanks for reposting it Bill!
Mike

]]> Comment on In Which The Kitten Pitches Into The Thirteenth by William Miller http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3906 Wed, 15 May 2013 19:38:42 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3906 No problem.

]]> Comment on In Which The Kitten Pitches Into The Thirteenth by W.k. kortas http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3905 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:32 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/in-which-the-kitten-pitches-into-the-thirteenth/#comment-3905 Thank you, Bill.

]]> Comment on Remarkable Relief Pitcher Seasons (Or Why the Modern Closer is a Bore) by William Miller http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/remarkable-relief-pitcher-seasons-or-why-the-modern-closer-is-a-bore/#comment-3903 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:28:06 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/?p=6170#comment-3903 Thank you very much. And yes, Hiller is a remarkable man.

]]> Comment on Major League Ballparks, Oldest to Newest by William Miller http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/major-league-ballparks-oldest-to-newest/#comment-3902 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:26:36 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/?p=5597#comment-3902 Hi Bryan, I would love to see Wrigley someday. I wouldn’t mind seeing Safeco as well. Fenway is definitely worth a visit, but watch out for the obstructed view seats. They suck.
Cheers,
Bill

]]> Comment on Remarkable Relief Pitcher Seasons (Or Why the Modern Closer is a Bore) by idraft2012 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/remarkable-relief-pitcher-seasons-or-why-the-modern-closer-is-a-bore/#comment-3901 Wed, 15 May 2013 02:47:02 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/?p=6170#comment-3901 Hiller was such an intriguing story at the time. I hadn’t thought of him in a long time, and yes he was great in 1974. Happy to hear he is still around at 70. Good job, Bill, as always.

]]> Comment on Major League Ballparks, Oldest to Newest by Bryan http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/major-league-ballparks-oldest-to-newest/#comment-3900 Wed, 15 May 2013 01:50:28 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/?p=5597#comment-3900 I’ve been to the Kingdome, Safeco, Coors, and Wrigley. Wrigley probably my favorite, you can smell the BBQ from the rooftop seats!! I’d really like to see Fenway before it goes

]]> Comment on Remarkable Relief Pitcher Seasons (Or Why the Modern Closer is a Bore) by William Miller http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/remarkable-relief-pitcher-seasons-or-why-the-modern-closer-is-a-bore/#comment-3899 Tue, 14 May 2013 20:03:21 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/?p=6170#comment-3899 You might very well be right, Arne. The Game does keep evolving.
Thanks, man.
Bill

]]> Comment on Remarkable Relief Pitcher Seasons (Or Why the Modern Closer is a Bore) by Arne http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/remarkable-relief-pitcher-seasons-or-why-the-modern-closer-is-a-bore/#comment-3898 Tue, 14 May 2013 19:45:02 +0000 http://ondeckcircle.wordpress.com/?p=6170#comment-3898 My guess is the pendulum will swing back at some point. With enough 15-inning+ games in which the manager has depleted his bullpen by the 12th inning, or a team winning the World Series with a new bullpen strategy, teams will retreat from the approach of using three to four relievers a game and 6 innings being a quality start.

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