Thursday, August 25, 2005
I can't believe they get paid for this
One of my favorite new blogs is a little ditty called Fire Joe Morgan. Simple and to the point I say. Their favorite target is pompous ESPN commentator Joe Morgan. But they frequently ridicule many dumb baseball analysts, especially dunces like John Kruk who think that the Cy Young award should go to the guy who has the most wins, regardless of other statistics. Sorry Roger, you may be having the best season a pitcher has had in four decades, but your team’s failure to provide offensive support disqualifies you from consideration. Heck, using this moronic criteria, Mark Mulder is more deserving of a Cy Young thanks to the fact that he has an actual offense behind him.
Mercifully Kruk was absent from Baseball Tonight, but in his stead was someone who was possibly even dumber. Shocking I know, but in discussing the Mets this newbie (whose name escapes me at the moment, but these clueless commentators all sort of blend together) pondered about the Mets’ rotation. “There’s Pedro, and then who?”I know you’re new, and there are 30 teams to keep track of, and as such it might be difficult to know all the players on all the teams. Sure, this is the job that I am sure you overpaid for, but I’m willing to cut you some slack. Then again, it might behoove you to do a little bit of research on the team that has the fourth best team ERA in major league baseball.
It’s impressive that at least you know Pedro Martinez. And while someone who has absolutely no clue about the sport might be inclined to think that Met staff - once again fourth in the league – might be weak after its ace, you might pleasantly surprised to learn that, well, we’ll just take a closer look.
Let me introduce you first to Kris Benson. You may have heard of him – he was a number one draft pick and has a hot wife. He’s 9-5 in 21 starts with an ERA of 3.89. Not bad for your number two.
Then there’s some dude named Tom Glavine. Probable Hall of Famer having an incredible resurgence. He’s only 10-10 on the year with an ERA over four, but over the last month his ERA has been closer to 3 and he’s pitching as well as he’s ever had as a New York Met.
Of course Victor Zambrano leaves something to be desired, but actually, as much as Met fans maligned the Scott Kazmir trade, he’s not done all that badly.
Oh, and before I forget, there is the Mets’ fifth starter. Some dude names Jae Seo. Eh, not much to brag about. 7 starts, 6 wins, and an ERA of 1.3, and he’s under 1 since being re-called.
Oh, and then there’s steady Steve Trachsel coming off of the DL tomorrow. You might have heard of him, he’s been one of the most consistent pitchers in the league. Not spectacular, but then again a lot better than you what you might find with most of your sixth starters.
Hopefully that answers the question of Pedro, and then who? Perhaps the next time you appear on national television you might actually know what you are talking about.
But then again, you are an ESPN analyst, and why should you be the only one who does?
Oh, and the Mets just swept the Diamondbacks four straight. And they managed to win three of those games with pitchers not named Pedro. Not sure how they did it. Lucky I guess.
Mercifully Kruk was absent from Baseball Tonight, but in his stead was someone who was possibly even dumber. Shocking I know, but in discussing the Mets this newbie (whose name escapes me at the moment, but these clueless commentators all sort of blend together) pondered about the Mets’ rotation. “There’s Pedro, and then who?”I know you’re new, and there are 30 teams to keep track of, and as such it might be difficult to know all the players on all the teams. Sure, this is the job that I am sure you overpaid for, but I’m willing to cut you some slack. Then again, it might behoove you to do a little bit of research on the team that has the fourth best team ERA in major league baseball.
It’s impressive that at least you know Pedro Martinez. And while someone who has absolutely no clue about the sport might be inclined to think that Met staff - once again fourth in the league – might be weak after its ace, you might pleasantly surprised to learn that, well, we’ll just take a closer look.
Let me introduce you first to Kris Benson. You may have heard of him – he was a number one draft pick and has a hot wife. He’s 9-5 in 21 starts with an ERA of 3.89. Not bad for your number two.
Then there’s some dude named Tom Glavine. Probable Hall of Famer having an incredible resurgence. He’s only 10-10 on the year with an ERA over four, but over the last month his ERA has been closer to 3 and he’s pitching as well as he’s ever had as a New York Met.
Of course Victor Zambrano leaves something to be desired, but actually, as much as Met fans maligned the Scott Kazmir trade, he’s not done all that badly.
Oh, and before I forget, there is the Mets’ fifth starter. Some dude names Jae Seo. Eh, not much to brag about. 7 starts, 6 wins, and an ERA of 1.3, and he’s under 1 since being re-called.
Oh, and then there’s steady Steve Trachsel coming off of the DL tomorrow. You might have heard of him, he’s been one of the most consistent pitchers in the league. Not spectacular, but then again a lot better than you what you might find with most of your sixth starters.
Hopefully that answers the question of Pedro, and then who? Perhaps the next time you appear on national television you might actually know what you are talking about.
But then again, you are an ESPN analyst, and why should you be the only one who does?
Oh, and the Mets just swept the Diamondbacks four straight. And they managed to win three of those games with pitchers not named Pedro. Not sure how they did it. Lucky I guess.
# posted by Paul Zummo : 11:52 PM
