David G. Benner

There's still that nagging feeling that if I let them do it, I maybe won't be doing enough.

Psychologist David Benner says in his book, Surrender to Love, highly recommend it, that grace is totally alien to our human psychology.

We want to get our house in order and then let God love us and accept us.

We have such an inborn tendency to run our own life and to pay our own way that unconditional love is both unbelievable and terrifying.

That's the thing about living with ourselves and our efforts is the basic reference point for life.

When we believe that everything is up to us, we don't have the time or space or mental capacity to accept self-surrendering and self-transcending love.

David Benner points out, when I live with me as the basic reference point for life, I experience a fundamental alienation.

Not only am I alienated from others, but paradoxically, I'm also alienated from my deepest self.

Paul Blackburn walks the plank for a squirrel setting.

David Benner, he does not poop the Benner as he gives up two unrun runs in the 11th and 12th innings, but John Treiber does.

He gives up the unrun run in the 13th inning as Victor Carantini, his walk-off winner, ends this one.

As for the Toronto Blue Jays, They're all lucky to claw their way into a playoff spot.

They take down the Metropolitans, and Schlittler gives up one hit and no runs in six shutout innings.

Brian Hendrick, Paul Blackburn, David Benner do not boot the Benner.

They all give you a scoreless inning.

Christian Scott...

Royce Luisa has been all over the place this season, and for the Twins, ever since July 1st, they've been a top-12 team in terms of bullpen area, picking up A.J. Minter, along Jeff Hoffman has been able to fortify this bullpen, and then Andrew Morris has been solid.

He and DeAndre Gomez, Sub-350s ERA with regards to the Twins, but for the Yankees, they continue to be creme de la creme numero uno in terms of bullpen ERAs.

These guys, like David Benner, Yuri De Los Santos, Brian Hedrick, Paul Blackburn, you just go down the list of guys who are going to give you a sub-3 ERA.

They've been dominating.

You're getting good innings out of Uri De Los Santos, Paul Blackburn, Brent Hedrick.

I'll give you a sub-325 Uri, along with David Benner.

Now, Fernando Cruz is on the injured list, but you can trust in that a lot more than a Rockies bullpen.

That, honestly, since July 1st, they've been a league average team in terms of open area, but still got the likes of Jay Nill, Jimmy Irrigate, Juan Mejia, Nick Frazeau.

Two runs, one of which was earned.

Give it up in the tenth for David Benner.

He does not poop the Benner.

He was able to give you a shutout inning.

Luis Hila, out of the bullpen, gives up a run in two innings.

David Benner, moves to Benner.

He gives up three runs in an inning.

So, nice quality winner for the Halos.

It's absolutely terrible there.

And for the New York Yankees, numero uno in terms of bullpen ERA.

So many guys like Paul Blackburn, Brent Hedrick, David Benner, Yuri De Los Santos who have been able to give you a sub .325 ERA.

So even though Fernando Cruz hits the injured list, this team is going to be relatively fine therein.

Gives up five walks per nine innings himself, but about 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings, and he's backed up by a Yankees bullpen that's currently number one in the big leagues in terms of VRA.

They did have to play that double dip on Saturday, but still, They only had to use him out of the bullpen yesterday, so these guys that maybe were utilized on Saturday, like Brian Hedrick, David Benner, Paul Blackburn, they're all going to get some rest.

All those guys give you a sub-325 area.

Yuri De Los Santos has been very solid for this bullpen as well.