I knew Rogers looked off in the Seattle game. You could see it if you just watched; and he proved me right in his next two starts. It doesn’t matter if he was chipper during warm-ups. My question is: Why did it take so long to yank him out of the line-up?!?!?!?

Someone from Sheffield’s camp will be contacting you regarding a PR position.

Well spoken!

Poor Sheff. He is sooo misunderstood. Someone more eloquent might claim Selig is simply politicking his way through the steroid issue, negotiating damage control and finessing baseball through mine fields, but Sheff, who minces no words let alone continually fails at choosing the right words, comes right out and begs the question, “..why doesn’t Bud Selig tell the truth? Why does he keep lying?”

For this he gets suspended? In principal, what’s so outrageous with what Sheffield is asking? One thing is certain: Sheff is no politician, and his skills at diplomacy are about akin to Sean Casey’s base-stealing skills. But whatever Sheffield says, regardless how you feel about him, is completely misconstrued.

Of course what Sheff is really saying is (I take it upon myself to be his mouth piece) “Who is this politician [Selig] speaking out of one side of his mouth to the media, and out of the other side of his mouth behind closed doors? I happened to discuss the matter with him personally, so I know. And the Selig I know is a guy who knows full well the scope of the steroid issue.”

So, in effect, Sheffield is really questioning why Selig is playing politics. (And in Sheff’s defense, isn’t this synonymous with asking why Selig is lying?) I, for one, believe Sheffield is truly just posing the question. I find neither sarcasm nor hostile accusation in Sheffield’s remarks. I do find Sheffield’s unbending disdain for the game Selig’s playing. But that’s nothing new. We all know Sheffield has contempt for participating in and/or participants in any horse and pony show. Selig’s polished; Sheffield’s not. Period.

Suspending Sheffield is a joke. If he wants to call Selig a “liar” take it for what it is, and not out of context.

Perhaps I am missing something in what you presented already, but I’d be interested to see Kenny’s info on where his release points were in each start. If his elbow was bothering him during the last couple starts (which seems likely) I think this would show up in a lower release point than prior starts. Just a hunch.

My vote is for Tata or Vasquez to get the spot starts. We know what Durbin and Miner can do, let’s see if these well-regarded arms are long-term options or not. Plus, we’ll probably need Durbin/Miner to spot start when somebody ELSE goes on the DL, so let’s get the kids in there quickly and get ‘em comfortable.