Brad from NYC sent in an e-mail asking…

“Was Pedro Feliciano unavailable last night?  Why did Willie Randolph bring Scott Shoenweiss in in the 8th – a spot that he has used Felciano all year?  I am certain if Schoenweiss gave up a hit there, everyone would be questioning the move.”

Following the game, Randolph told reporters that Felicano was available, adding…

“I just felt like he could get the guy out.  I go with what I feel at the moment.  We’re trying to win games.  I’m not trying to build confidence, or things like that.  You know, we try to get match-ups and get guys who come in and get us outs.  So, that’s how I view it.”

…i know some people continue to get all hot and bothered by willie’s use of gut and not stats…the thing is, a) it is what it is, this is how he manages, so it’s best to just get used to it, and b) it works, or, i sense it works as often as it fails, which, in a game that defines success as 70 percent failure, his gut is probably about as accurate as the stats would end up being…my point, just focus on the overall results at this point…

…results aside, this is just another example of how there are no defined roles out in that bullpen…i would be curious to know what some of these pitchers have to say, off the record, about whether this is causing any problems for them while on the hill…