Regardless of what Willis and Olivo want him to throw, they need a pitcher to go along with it. Anyway that's one thought.
A valid thought, my man.
We remember the battles the M's pitching staff had with Randy Johnson (and the Big Unit was right about most of them). It's a constant struggle, how "coachable" any given pitcher is.
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Willis today came out publicly and stridently (unusual...) that Brandon League's predictability was as bad as tipping his pitches. (Another paradigm that SSI emphasized, to clarify how severe the issue was. Very.)
The staff has final say, and it is not going to send a guy out to close, if he's tipping. Something has to give here.
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I'd prefer to believe that it wasn't under their radar - that they were trying to keep it close to the vest, until the media figured Sasaki Syndrome out, and pressed them on it.
Possible.
But their sudden change in tone is telling. A few games ago, Wedge was covering for League, explaining away his losses as just one of those things.
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