dang, should (obviously) be, “how cool would it be . . . “

i would be all over it

I’m going to continue in bad form here and post on my own FanShot …

Reading through the blog comments, DePodesta has been directly answering the fans’ questions. For example, when asked about the team’s decision to use a 12-man pitching staff, his reply was:

Over the past decade there has been a signficant shift to 12 man pitching staffs across the game, and that is now the default roster composition. In our particular case, we play so many close games (as well as extra inning games) and our starters aren’t complete game types, so that extra pitcher plays a valuable role. Sometimes it also comes down to whether or not you have roster flexibility with certain players – whether or not they have minor league options remaining.

It’s not the content of the answer that I find interesting – though it’s kinda insightful – but rather the fact that a front office staffer (and former GM) is replying, in a public forum, to questions posed by fans. How cool!