Found April 09, 2009 on
Bugs & Cranks:
In Today’s Hurdle Diaries:
Opening Day Revisited
Franklin Morales
Ubaldo Jimenez
On his Opening Day comments
Hurdle Writes: I take it all back. The baseball’s were juiced on Monday.
On optioning Franklin Morales to the minors with no guarantees of a return
Hurdle Writes: I know people don’t understand this. Franklin did every single thing we asked of him on Wednesday. He pitched his heart out. He gave us quality. He saved our bullpen. He seemed to get stronger and more confidant as he went along. That was a very critical win for my future our team, and I couldn’t thank him enough for his effort.
That said, we have a chance to add Matt Belisle to our 25-man roster. Matt freaking Belise. Well, and Jason Hammel. But Matt Belisle! ...
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