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Article: PITCHERS MAKING RIGGLEMAN'S IQ GROW WITH WIN TOTAL
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- Herald-News (Joliet, IL)
- Article date:
- May 22, 1998
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It's amazing how smart Jim Riggleman has become.
All it took was Kerry Wood. And a healthy Kevin Tapani.
And Steve Trachsel in an even-numbered year.
And Mark Clark and Jeremi Gonzalez giving the Cubs six decent innings per start.
"When the starters pitch deep into every game, a manager can choose better matchups for his relievers and will look like he knows what he's doing," Riggleman said.
"When the starters don't last long in several straight games, your bullpen is overexposed.
The matchups are bad, the other team scores and the manager's a moron."
In Thursday's 7-3 loss to Los Angeles, he correctly went to the bullpen in the seventh inning of a 3-3 game after Gonzalez ran out of ...