Braves manager Bobby Cox believes that Major League Baseball could adopt a rule allowing clubs to carry an extra pitcher or two in April. He says this could reduce the stress placed on arms and possibly reduce the amount of pitching-related injuries a club encounters during the season.

“I think it would help, even if you just added one pitcher to just get you through the first month,” Cox said. “When you lose your starter after just one inning because it’s cold and rainy, you’re really scrambling for the doubleheader, or when you resume that game, you end up using the whole bullpen.”

would be nice to expand rosters for interleague play too by a couple of players. Or allow clubs option-less demotions/promotions during that period of time, as long as the original players are re-instated at the end of the interleague period.

And, correct me if I’m wrong: in ‘07, especially, and ’08, to a lesser extent, weren’t the Brewers salivating for the September roster expansion, since the introduction of fresh blood allowed Yost to ease up on the bullpen? DiFelice came up big last September, as did Stetter.

UPDATE: I’ve now read this article twice. I still don’t understand what Melvin’s complaint is.

Is recently when I took a group of 11-14 year olds to play 5-a-side soccer against another team and they were so bad that they ended up having nine players on their side (the other team only had four in the first place). They still got beaten about 10-2 as well. Still, our goalkeeper called a good game so it wasn’t a complete waste of time.

I think Doug will find that this is the perfect analogy to use next time the subject comes up…

You want somewhere to direct your anger and confusion, Doug? How ‘bout the fact that there’s a DH in the AL, but not the NL. I’m stealing this line from Simmons, but the use of the DH in the AL vs. no DH in the NL is the equivalent of an NFC team playing at an AFC opponent and being told: “We don’t use kickers in this league. Whoever scores the touchdown has to kick the extra point.”

The question that I started asking myself was not “Should DM be fired” but rather “What should DM be fired out of”

I own this sweet domain name who’s content needs help ;)