Report: Seanez May Replace Happ

Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, October 08, 2008 09:26 AM

David Murphy reports Rudy Seanez may replace JA Happ on the postseason roster. Happ didn’t pitch against the Brewers in the NLDS; Seanez has been staying with the team, along with catcher Lou Marson.

Seanez, who pitched for the Dodgers last year, went 5-4 with a 3.53 ERA.

I never understood why Happ was on the 25-man anyway. Seanez is the veteran arm, and a righty, and the need for a righty between Chad Durbin and Clay Condrey is more important than a third lefty. As much as I like Happ, Seanez is the smart play in the postseason. As an example, look to game three against Milwaukee — Seanez could’ve been the guy between Jamie Moyer and the rest of the bullpen; instead, Charlie Manuel had to fumble with Clay Condrey and an overuse of Scott Eyre.

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19 Responses to “Report: Seanez May Replace Happ”

  1. Jack Says:

    agreed

  2. Phil Says:

    I agree also. I never knew why they were taking Happ.

  3. Don M Says:

    I think that Seanez SUCKS.. although his stats say differently.. and my best guess is that JA HAPP was on the roster because they weren’t expecting anything close to what they got from Blanton..

    If they are confident that Blanton will continue to give them strong outings.. which I think he will at this point.. Happ can be sent down.

    I’d like to see Golson instead of Taguchi too though.. because the chances of you needing a Taguchi pinch-hit are smaller than you needing a good baserunner to steal a bag, or score a run late in one of these games..

  4. Buffalophilsfan Says:

    I believe Charlie was attempting to reward Happ for his key contributions down the stretch and also give him a little taste of big league playoff action. Of course, it would have been nice to get his feet wet with an inning in one of the games, but the scores did not dictate that. Happ was only going to be used in mop-up time anyway during the short series.

    With a longer series it makes sense to replace Happ with Seanez. He is a vet who knows many of the Dodger hitters after having played with them. The only other scenerio I could think of is maybe keeping Happ, adding Seanez and dropping Taguchi and going with 12 pitchers. Taguchi is just taking up space anyway and if someone does get hurt I think you can make a move anyway. I guess we’ll find out by 10 am tomorrow, but one way or another Seanez should be active.

  5. Buffalophilsfan Says:

    Don M I agree with Golston for Taguchi if they are going to go with 11 pitchers again. I would feel better using Hamels to pinch hit than So at this point. And another PR for any number of our lumbering outfielders or 3rd sackers could come in handy … even if it is only one time.

  6. Dan Says:

    Not trying to jump down your throat tim but moyer didn’t pitch game 2

  7. Jon M Says:

    Agreed, especially with this Dodger lineup, we need all the experienced arms we can get…

    Don M- I couldn’t agree more, if we pinch hit Stairs, Golson would be the ideal pinch runner to steal a base or two. Also, Taguchi’s bat isn’t much of an asset. Nothing better then to get a young gun like Golson some playoff experience even if it is just pinch running.

  8. Don M Says:

    My take on the situation is that Charlie feels like Golson gives them NO CHANCE of getting a hit or moving baserunners… while Taguchi gives them a slight chance, and while he isn’t faster than Golson, he is still a good baserunner, and won’t be overwhelmed by the playoff intensity..

    So I understand why they wouldn’t do it.. but sometimes a spark-plug is what your team needs.. I think they might be nervous about putting too much phaith in Golson after some of the mistakes Bourn made in key games for them before

  9. Brian Says:

    I like Happ I thought we were going to see him on the 1st game of the lds with the weather…..but that’s probably not worth the spot. Especially with all the off days in this series. I’d most likely go with Seanez.

    Taguchi is never seeing the field. Time to replace him too.

  10. Tim Malcolm Says:

    No biggie, Dan. For some reason I wrote two.

    I agree that Golson would be better out there as a pinch runner, but Taguchi provides experience and a good bat, and I know he’ll be needed against LA.

  11. Mike Says:

    Why was Happ there? In case Myers blew up

  12. Griffin Says:

    Seanez is a former Dodger, I wonder if that helps him or hurts him. I agree that he’s a better option than Happ.
    I’d prefer Golson’s speed over Taguchi’s right-handedness.

  13. Don M Says:

    In case Myers or Blanton couldn’t hack it….. who would’ve thought that Moyer would be the first one out of a game…. that ump screwed him though. And I umpire baseball, so I try not to get on them that much, but Saturday was terrible.

    Somebody commented either this post or last about Umps making calls for the Dodgers… I really can’t see that happening.. Its easier to do in basketball or football… but in baseball its either Ball-Strike, Fair-Foul, Safe-Out, etc… and most of the time the calls are obvious.. and because there is so much time in between each play, there would be major issues, and it would be too obvious if they were squeezing the Phillies at all..

  14. Rick Says:

    I think keeping Blanton out of “The Bank” allows him to pitch better. I think that’s what we saw in the first game and hopefully will continue to see in the NLCS. He’s a good #4 for these two series with the home field advantage.

    What are Seanez numbers against Manny over his career? That would certainly play some part in who makes the roster? Although, I think Happ is the guy to bring along if you’re concerned about a rain delay. It’s probably partially dependent on the weather forecast for Thursday and Friday.

  15. Rick Says:

    Don – You’re completely right! That ump wasn’t giving Jamie ANYTHING. That ump’s zone was moving around the entire time he was pitching the first 2 innings. He was getting extremely frustrated and you could see it.

  16. Don M Says:

    I forget who was batting.. but the 1st pitch was right at the knees..heart of the plate… and was called a ball… You could tell that Ruiz and Moyer both wanted it.. The next pitch was a breaking ball away.. clearly outside, but Ruiz was still fired-up from the 1st one…. so Dubee comes out, gets Ruiz to go to the mound..

    They actaully show Moyers telling Ruiz to calm down, don’t worry about it…

    Then they show a reply to show on PITCH-TRACK where the close-pitch was… instead of showing the borderline one that got everyone mad..TBS replay shows the 2nd pitch that was a foot off the plate, and the guys comment about how it wasn’t really that close…. a$$holes..

  17. MikeB Says:

    The TBS announcers definitely favored the Brewers and I guess what can you expect when Atlanta Brave John Smoltz was one of the three. Then you get an analyst like former Philly fat-boy John Kruk from West Virginia talking against the Phillies and favoring the Dodgers.

  18. Don M Says:

    I thought Smoltz was pretty fair in his assesment of both teams…

    And once I heard Tony Gwynn pick the Phillies over his son’s team, the Brewers.. it made me think that A) He really thinks the Phillies are legit (he picked the Rockies to beat us last year..)

    or B) He’s picked them because if he picks right, he looks smart..but if he’s wrong, he’s happy anyway that his son’s team would advance

    I kinda think that with Kruk.. if the Phillies win, he’ll be happy, and won’t care about being wrong.. if they lose.. well he picked the Dodgers so it gives him credability that way..

    I really wouldn’t look too much into who the experts pick though.. cause the Cubs aren’t playing the Angels in the World Series this year, despite what all the experts knew!

  19. Geoff Says:

    John Smotlz actually did a nice job in the booth, I thought.

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