An Open Letter to Bud Black

Dear Bud, This fascination that you have with letting pitchers "work it out" is quickly demonstrating why ex-pitchers should not be managers. I have not seen such shoddy bullpen management since Bob Brenly stumbled his way through the 2001 playoffs with the best team in baseball at the time. I get the sense that you are managing the bullpen on "feel" and "gut", which is commendable. You ... [link]