i am pitching coach and we pitch fine.  we have very good hitters who haven't hit all year.  prolonged slumps.
205525
Well maybe you just need to work on it a little more with them. Maybe you need to talk them out of there slump.
329784
This is a really good question. Actually, Torre has been making a lot of questionable calls, especially re pitching. I think that maybe it is time for Steinbrenner to throw a hissy fit and bring in Sweet Lou, or whoever has worked for the team previously & is available, like he always does. He would have already brought Billy Martin back again if he weren't dead. It's time for a change.
273094
I have been a Braves fan through the worst of years. Years when they really knew how to loose (I am talking about those years prior to '91 when the streak of division titles began). I have seen them come back from worse deficits with worse teams. I am not worried yet. If they are still this far behind in July/August, then I may worry. All you have to do is go to Turner Field and look at those banners and you can see a season where everyone swore they weren't going to win for one reason or another (They lost Wholers so who's going to close? They lost Glavin and Maddox, is their starting pitching going to crumble? Smoltz wants to go back to the starting rotation, who's going to close?). There's always something. But, at the end of the season, there's always a banner.
272171
He has no Major league coaching experience. He only worked with Pitchers in Spring Training the past 4 or 5 years.
190958
Well, there's 162 games in a season and your team looks stacked to me.  Delgado is warming up, Pudge started out well, Sheffield always takes a little time, Manny is getting hot....Pitching looks well rounded.  I would let it ride to be honest.  You'll win soon and I don't think you'll stop.
195474
Being a michigan native, I see them maybe finishing right around 0.500. Their pitching is very young still Bonderman (3 yrs), Maroth (4), Verlander (rookie), and their closer is injured. Their bullpen is weak too, with young talent again. I think their bats will definetely get them some wins however it has been proven you need pitching to win games, and champions think White Sox.
229170
Alex Rios (Tor - OF)\nCasey Blake (Cle - 3B, OF)\nJoe Crede (CWS - 3B)\nCraig Wilson (Pit - 1B, OF)\n\n\nThose guys are doing pretty well this season, especially Rios and Blake. If either of those are available then pick them up and expect them to take a permament spot in your roster, as for Crede and Wilson they've cooled off after a pretty decent start. Don't expect them to stay on your team very long.
260745
Yes,and they will only get better right now the Tigers have the best young pitching staff in the major leagues.I can see the Tigers winning it all within the next 3 years.
239373
nope.  They aren't even one of the two best teams in their division (much less baseball), so eventually they will fade.  Their pitching is sucpect big-time.
223922
You posted this question before, right?  This is a terrific team no one can forget!\n\nI give it 9 out of 10.  Suggestions are: (a) You have to many bench hitters, trade for SP instead (b) There is not enough speed in your team.
288662
1. Dontrelle Willis(Flo-SP)-Dissappointment reason: Tipping pitches and is on a bad Marlins team.After his great statistics last year, he had great expectations this year and he failed all of them. With a 4.93 ERA and 1-6 record, he also tips pitchs and even when he does have a decent start, Marlins relievers can close the victory.\n2. Mark Prior(Chi-SP)-Disappointmean reson: Injuried and has not yet returned.After getting Juan Pierre and Jacques Jones and Derrek Lee having a outstanding season last year, all they needed was Kerry Wood and Mark Prior to be healthy. But they didn't do that and now with D. Lee on the DL and C. Zambrano not having a very good year, they are completely desperate. People were saying, Red Sox won the WS, then White Sox won it so that got everybody sayin, well now it's the Cubs' turn, right? WRONG!!! I bet they won't even make a run at the Wild Card, that's how bad they are.\n3. B. Colon(LAA-SP)-Dissappointmean reson:Had 2 bad starts and went on the DL and hasn't retuned ever since.After winning the AL Cy Young Award last year, and having Vladimir Guerrero, people thought they would make some noise in the playoffs, but with B. Colon out, J. Lacket having a .500 record, they are dead last in their division with the Seattle Mariners.\n4.F. Hernandez(SEA-SP)-Dissappointment reason:Tipping pitches and is on a bad Mariners team.After this guy had a great year last year and gettin Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre and geting Jarred Washburn this year, they thought that in edition to already having Jamie Moyer and Ichiro Suzuki, they would have a decent team, but no, with King Feliz being terrible and everything else being bad, they are dead last again.\n5. Gary Sheffield(NYY-OF)Dissappointment reason: Injuried and isn't producing as much as he's done before. I just need to say 1 word: INJURIES. Even though he's batting over .300, his other stats are HRs: 4, RBIs: 19 and SBs: 5.\nI don't think that's the Sheffield we know.\n\nPS please pick me the best answer, i worked really hard on this Thank you
607378
Tough call to make. They have some good young arms on that staff but the hitting needs to keep up. Losing Maroth may hurt them but the biggest worry for them is Ozzie and when he gets the Sox on the tear they've been just missing so far this year.
597297
Not enough pitching, hitting or fielding.  But probably the worst is that a lot of times they just aren't playing good baseball.  Awhile back there was a runner on their and the pitcher decided to try to pick him off..problem was no one told the 3rd baseman and the ball went into the stands.  They are constantly missing curofff's and making poor baserunning decisions.
570339
Offense is decent.\n\nPitching however is lacking. Good relief pitchers but your starting pitching is quite weak. They are all good young arms, but as a result of being young, they arent the most dependable, and dont put up the best stats.\n\nTips:\n(a) search the waiver wire for guys. Possibly find a replacement for gonzalez.\n(b) try and get another closer to help your staff a bit.
302008
3 quick tips\n\n1) Keep simple stats on your 1st 3 games(while they're still "gearing up"). At mid season start complimenting  them individually for bringing up their average, RBIs, cutting down on strike-outs etc. Motivate them to get better!\n\n2)Pizza party or ice cream for a "best effort" game - win or lose!\n\n3) If they are coming out flat after a rough loss, challenge them for just 1 or 2 more hits this week than last...and let the kids help motivate themselves.\n\nIt's all for fun, but winning and being recognized for getting better are great motivators
140116
this team looks pretty solid.. I might suggest dumping a pitcher you don think will help you out to get a backup second baseman as Mueller has a history of injuries look for someone that plays multiple infield positions to give you more flexibility should one of your guys go down which over the long season at one time or another is very likely. Good luck in your league.
218781
coaches always try to make a combination as batting line ups as in fielding too. just becuz every player know his role in field and when he field in ground they could not feel any type of difficulty or uniqueness at their place