Guys,
Buchholz and Rodriguez are doing just fine. They've been dominating lately despite some blooper innings. The others, well, there's the problem. Porcello is a terd. He is fast becoming one of the worst pitching contracts in Boston history, especially recent history, and that's going some considering Matsuzaka who though very exasperating was never the disaster Porcello is turning out to be and at greater dollar cost. Porcello should be throwing rigged balls that explode into a glaringly bright fireworks display when they reach 100 ft in height, which he easily accomplishes, just to end the sham that he's an MLB pitcher instead of a 4th of July artist.
As for Detroit, I've been very surprised at their mediocre standings. I haven't paid attention to why but thanks for the explanation. Don't forget that Detroit offense has been badly underachieving right along with the pitching. And Cleveland, they've got to be the American Toronto. Their problems seem eerily similar to early Red Sox issues.
1. The Indians have played 69 games this season. Twenty-six times, they have scored TWO or fewer runs. That's right, TWO or fewer in 37 percent of the games. It's amazing their record in those games isn't worse than 6-20.
2. In games where they score THREE runs, they are 1-7.
3. The Indians lead the league in drawing walks and rank No. 13 in striking out. That should lead to more than being No. 12 in runs scored.
4. But with runners in scoring position, they are batting .224 (No. 14 in the A.L.) Bases loaded, it's .148 (14th). They do not hit when it matters.
The poor people of Cleveland have been suffering almost as long as Prometheus chained a rock and as pitifully as southern Ontario hockey fans chained to epic serial losers. The only difference is the tragic betrayal of a football team that won it all just after leaving the city.
Every team has it's issues. The Yankees problems are they haven't been able to put together a team since 2000 with enough magic to compete with the 3 World Series Championships in Boston and San Francisco...but Boston's piss them OFF no matter how badly they've done this year or any other year. The irony is both Boston and New York has been trying to do it the wrong way. You don't go out and buy a mass of players from all kinds of places and expect them to bond into champions. You build from the ground up and fill in precisely fitting pieces where needed.
Cheers,
Merlot
Buchholz and Rodriguez are doing just fine. They've been dominating lately despite some blooper innings. The others, well, there's the problem. Porcello is a terd. He is fast becoming one of the worst pitching contracts in Boston history, especially recent history, and that's going some considering Matsuzaka who though very exasperating was never the disaster Porcello is turning out to be and at greater dollar cost. Porcello should be throwing rigged balls that explode into a glaringly bright fireworks display when they reach 100 ft in height, which he easily accomplishes, just to end the sham that he's an MLB pitcher instead of a 4th of July artist.
As for Detroit, I've been very surprised at their mediocre standings. I haven't paid attention to why but thanks for the explanation. Don't forget that Detroit offense has been badly underachieving right along with the pitching. And Cleveland, they've got to be the American Toronto. Their problems seem eerily similar to early Red Sox issues.
1. The Indians have played 69 games this season. Twenty-six times, they have scored TWO or fewer runs. That's right, TWO or fewer in 37 percent of the games. It's amazing their record in those games isn't worse than 6-20.
2. In games where they score THREE runs, they are 1-7.
3. The Indians lead the league in drawing walks and rank No. 13 in striking out. That should lead to more than being No. 12 in runs scored.
4. But with runners in scoring position, they are batting .224 (No. 14 in the A.L.) Bases loaded, it's .148 (14th). They do not hit when it matters.
The poor people of Cleveland have been suffering almost as long as Prometheus chained a rock and as pitifully as southern Ontario hockey fans chained to epic serial losers. The only difference is the tragic betrayal of a football team that won it all just after leaving the city.
Every team has it's issues. The Yankees problems are they haven't been able to put together a team since 2000 with enough magic to compete with the 3 World Series Championships in Boston and San Francisco...but Boston's piss them OFF no matter how badly they've done this year or any other year. The irony is both Boston and New York has been trying to do it the wrong way. You don't go out and buy a mass of players from all kinds of places and expect them to bond into champions. You build from the ground up and fill in precisely fitting pieces where needed.
Cheers,
Merlot
