The Brewers, whose scheduled game vs. the New York Mets Monday night at County Stadium was postponed because of rain, have not experienced anything close to Seattle's bullpen horrors. But the fact remains that the relief corps has been responsible for all four of the club's losses through 11 games. Garner would be less concerned about the three bullpen losses and two blown saves if they were not directly related to a handful of very bad pitches that were tattooed. And generally it's been after we get two strikes. Even when he gets beat they say it's a fluke.
Players are no different than anybody else.
They see the same things and feel the same things everyone else does. They start to question it. I think the bullpen is going to be OK, but I thought Wickman would be throwing better by now. The Mets are a perfect example of the difference an effective bullpen can make. If the bullpen holds and saves games, your ballclub's going to be cocky.