omg. look @ pitchers ERA with nieves out there. he also struck out 4 times - count 'em 4 times - on saturday night. yet everyone else sucks and your boy is a god. neither he or bard are great, but u need to stop making it out like nieves > bard (x million).
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it's not even close. Bard is a horrible baseball player.
We are a much better team with Nieves starting. Nieves is a perfectly suitable back-up catcher. Bard is a bum that is lucky to have a job on a ML roster.
Nieves had the big RBI hit last night to extend the lead. Did a great job with Bally too. With Bard you know you will have 3 past balls a night and teams run at will on him. Nieves is a better clutch hitter as well. Bard is useless, especially now when he is hampered by a groin injury and can't run a lick.
