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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Check out the last 4....
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...?playerId=5203
That would be 29.2 IP 28 hits 8 runs 2 hrs 4 bbs 27 k's
Not bad for a tired guy
decisions are a function of how much your team scores....if you get shutout or the bullpen blows it then you dont get a decision ....not your fault... |
I know this guy's habits only too well.I'm not gunna say he can't pitch in the 1st half of the season.In the 2nd half of the season,I just see too much of this crap like he did against Texas.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=270902103
He starts out by giving up a 2 run homer early.Then he gets run support,and battles until the 6th.As I have told you many times,this guy gets oh so tired out there.He goes out to pitch the 6th inning with a 5-2 lead.He then gets nailed for a 2 run homer.In the 7th,he has to be taken out because he wild pitches a guy into scoring position.Because he doesn't have sharp enough stuff,his pitch count makes stuff like that 2 run homer in the 6th very likely.If he had better stuff,he could have a lower pitch count,and make fewer mistakes for home runs etc. that let teams back into games that the Halos have given him runs in.The other scenario is like the loss to Baltimore.He can't match the good pitching of the opposing pitcher.See how he does? He is either losing 3-0,or desperately trying to hold on to a lead of 5-4 etc.Nothing is easy for him.It's a battle.He is no ace in the 2nd half.He is unreliable in the last half of the season.This year he is very mediocre in the 2nd half,and last year he was bad in the 2nd half.He is no ace in the 2nd half(which was the point I was trying to make at the allstar break when you guys were thinking he would continue to pitch like an 11-5 pitcher.) If they hit good,then he will probably keep them in the game.If they don't hit,they will lose 5-=0,4-1,or 6-2 etc.He can't match a Beckett right now.That's just dreaming.He isn't sharp enough to keep the Yanks or Boston from scoring 3 or more runs(probably 4-5.) If the Halos hit,they got a shot to win 5-4 ,7-4,etc. He is not dominant after the break.He gets in/out of trouble,sweats a gallon,and leaves throwing 108 pitches in 6 innings.That's not an ace.He is mediocre,but on a team that is probably the best managed(in all of baseball.)