What would you like to see happen with Dotel?

by ZeroIndulgence on May 11, 2005 1:49 PM PDT

We're obviously all upset after back to back blown saves. Our judgement will be skewed and driven by emotion. We're all angry as heck with Dotel and wish him the worst right now. Which is precisely why I've decided to post this now. What do we do? Trade him? Keep him? I've provided some interesting choices, so vote below...

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What should we do with Dotel?

keep him and let him continue to "close" games.

19 votes

put him in a set up role in favor of Street

11 votes

trade him to Philly for a cheesesteak (mmmmmmm...)

6 votes

trade him to Chicago for a piece of the broken Wrigley Field

0 votes

send him to Kane County and make him work his way back up

1 votes

trade him to KC for Sweeney, since we own them in the trade market

16 votes

lock him in a room with the best of AN

3 votes

add 20 million on to his salary and trade him to the Yankees for Bellamy Road

2 votes

nothing...literally.

2 votes

60 votes | Poll has closed

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I didn't see today's game...

but Dotel seems to rely far too much on his fastball. This was his exact problem last year as I recall (example being his blown save late in the year at Texas). His pitch selection is fastball and a supposed slider, which we hardly see in some outings. The Dotel I use on MVP baseball 2004 has something like 5 pitches to choose from...damn those inaccurate video game scouts!

"IDIOT RUINS GAME - Springfield forfeits pennant"

by franks a lot on May 11, 2005 2:07 PM PDT reply actions

Exactly

What I was thinking. He needs to use the slider more to get people off his fastball. Any big league hitter can key on a fastball when it's all they see, no matter how good the fastball is.

A Beane in the hand is worth $60M in payroll

by jeepers on May 11, 2005 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions

thats pretty much what BBTN said last night

they showed the pitch sequence to both Millar and Varitek and they both were taking good atbats, fouling off that fast ball no matter where he put it.

Just throw a split or a cutter, anything to make the hitter think about something besides the fastball

That said, I vote we keep him. He's a flyball pitcher, so we just shouldnt use him in Fenway.

by popcornjames on May 12, 2005 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Eh...

I didn't see today's game either, so it wasn't as devastating as watching the game live. I did follow the bottom of the 9th on gameday though, so all I can say is... deja vu?

Regardless, I think Dotel should get another chance. After last night's blown save, this one was supposed to be HIS. No excuses allowed here. But it's not just him, the whole team is trying to slide through the cracks and get wins by doing as little as humanly possible. Yesterday I said that no one will ever let Dotel forget this. Now no one will really ever let him forget this: Two walk-off home runs given up in a row? If he can come back and be a fighter, then he'll be stronger for it.

Here's to bouncing back.

by Melody on May 11, 2005 2:17 PM PDT reply actions

More than once Dotel has said his arm can not

pitch back to back games or more than 1 inning.

So far, the evidence says BB and Macha should be better listeners.

When he does his breaking pitch disappears
When he does his breaking pitch disappears
When he does his breaking pitch disappears
When he does his breaking pitch disappears
When he does his breaking pitch disappears
When he does his breaking pitch disappears
When he does his breaking pitch disappears

Opposing teams know, why doesn't ours?

by Billy Ball 2005 on May 11, 2005 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

My Boston Friend called - he ws at a bar after the

game....damn software geek...he wanted to share. He claims the Red Sox fans have started referring to Dotel as "old Tee-Ball". As in "hot damn they're bring in old tee-ball again". Claims everyone went nuts after the Ortiz walk --they all new a replay was coming. He did tell me he hoped the A's would "cowboy-up" angainst the Yankees for him.

by Aparicio11 on May 11, 2005 3:02 PM PDT reply actions

Something wrong?

I think Dotel deserves another chance. But is something wrong with his arm? I've only heard radio broadcasts this year and I am hearing a lot of "Fastball at 93." I recall Dotel having more of a 95-97 type heater.

by dchu on May 11, 2005 3:27 PM PDT reply actions

he'll be fine

in a 162 game season there's bumps in the road for everybody. . . the only difference is this year he'll be 32/39 in SO and not 34/39. . .not a big deal in the long run for a 70-win team. but why waste the bucks on him? as soon as calero or cruz get themselves right we should shop dotel around

by kotsbots on May 11, 2005 3:33 PM PDT reply actions