Comments on: Scott Lewis Update, Rotation Set

By: Glen

Glen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:58:55 +0000

Jim, my problem wasn’t with limiting Miller’s innings last season, so you can hop down off your high horse now. It was the lack of foresight as to when to do it.

I’m not some idiot who wants the organization to push prospects to 200 innings. I don’t know if you remember or not, but Akron had wrapped up the Southern Division with at least three weeks left in the season last year. My complaint was that they then continued to start Miller until the end of the regular season. They had shut him down for a week or two at the end of the first half as a precautionary measure, but not the second half.

Sorry, there was no blog here for me to voice my complaints at the time, but trust me when I say that I was mad at the time that they weren’t giving Miller rest and saving his arm for the playoffs. It was no secret that they were concerned about his innings throughout the season… but mysteriously not in the second half of August.

By: sstorm

sstorm — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:40:43 +0000

Jim - I’m not sure where you’re coming from. It’s clear in my post that I think shutting Lewis down is a good idea. In fact, I wouldn’t have had any problems with shutting Miller down the previous year - had they not waited until mere hours before he was slated to pitch.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:57:39 +0000

I’ll bet you would have been the first person to complain about poor management if he had blown out his elbow. Remember he was already coming off problems the year before and by the way had more elbow problems this year in Buffalo. Win a AA title at any cost, even if the prospect never plays in Cleveland. GOOD THINKING!!!!!

By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:40:27 +0000

Oh sure, now they’ll use Miller in a Game #5!

…Sorry, I’m still a little bitter that they didn’t give Miller any rest last August after they had run away with the division title, but decided he then needed it in the playoffs.