Re: 1984 Tigers
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For the Tigers, the problem looks to be that the bullpen got a lot worse, and they gave too many ABs to bad players. They also made the arguably foolhardy decision to trade Howard Johnson for Walt Terrell.
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Walt Terrell was a bulldog.
I miss major league pitchers being called bulldogs. I have no idea what it meant.
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Being a bulldog means throwing a 120+ pitches, pitching the 8th and 9th when your tired/out of gas, and pitching on 3 days rest after a 120+ pitch start in September. To sum it up, it means blowing out your elbow/shoulder so your team can finish in 3rd place instead of 4th. For reference, see Lasorda/Valenzuela/Hersheiser.
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I thought you have to have an ERA between 4.00 and 5.00, to reach bulldog status. No?
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