Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
My only issue with using Cijntje and Dohm on Fridays are that Friday is always the toughest game to win on the weekend. Do we really want to use our two best bullets on Fridays where we will be lucky to go 5-5 on Friday in league play? I have no problem starting Cijntje or using Dohm. I just do not know how wise it would be to burn both bullets game 1 of every series.
I believe you have to play to win. Because there is no guarantee in baseball that your "best" guy is going to win games two or three. Especially with some teams having Saturday guys that are just about as good as their Friday guys.

I think the best way to manage a pitching staff- and this is an issue I have with Foxhall- is you have to use guys based on the moment. If you "save" someone sometimes you don't get the opportunity to use your best guys at all. Once your game is over then you assess your staff and decide who is available. If it's game one and you need to use your closer for two innings to win- then do it. You never know if the next game is going to be 13-0 one way or the other.