No one chooses a bullpen day. Really, it’s much preferrable to start a game with your ace on his or her preferred schedule, and let him or her chew up the innings, giving them the full attention they deserve, noticing and recording all the ebbs and the flows, the changes in location and approach, the narrative arcs. Frankly, we expect a complete game from our recappers, here at DRaysBay.
But sometimes Jim has to help a friend move, Liz has early dinner plans, and Ian’s mom just got into town to help with the baby (and anyway he’s blacked out for Mets games).