2010 MLB Season Game Thread: April

[Beef]

Yeah, I bet everyone else was yellin real clever stuff too

[Namaste]

It seemed like it was tied for like 12 seconds

[Metes]

Good game

[Beef]

Stupid JoeG!

[FishFanInPA]

Posada's defense hasnt improved i see. AJ not gon be happy.

[Metes]

Pedroia still not shaving his neck pubes I see

[Namaste]

Pedroia still not shaving his neck pubes I see

CALM DOWN MATT WILSON.

FISH FF IS REPORTING ALL NECK PUBE POSTS BACK TO JJ AT HIS SECRET LOCATION

[Beef]

It'd be fun if JJ showed up and got treated like a PimpMobileSTX

[Branch]

Suck it DColts.

[BigGameFish]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGG.....



marlins play tomorrow

[Beef]

If you don't go to sleep, it is today

[Bobbob1313]

If you want to bring up the injury thing about beckett, sure. But outside of 2006 (Which also really skews up his career numbers), guy has been one of the best SP in baseball.

Season/Rank in FIP
2009: 20th
2008: 6th
2007: 2nd
2005: 11th
2004: 17th
2003: 6th
2002: 25th

Career outside of 2006:
8.82 K/9
2.65 BB/9
3.33 K/BB (I think it's also worth noting that his K/BB is 4.38 the past 3 years, compared to 2.72 as a Fish. But he also gives up more HRs due to league/park changes that it negates it)
0.87 HR/9
3.58 ERA
3.35 FIP

I'd say that's a real good resume to being an ace.

Also, I saw this a few months ago but didn't have a reason to bring it up. I never noticed just how fucking awesome Beckett was in the minors. Last year in the minors: 13 K/9 and 2.2 BB/9 as a 21 year old spending the majority of the year in AA. ggggg

I certainly think he's a very good pitcher, I just don't consider him one of the tippy top pitchers in baseball.

I just differentiate between an ace and a "No. 1", and he doesn't fall in my "ace" category. I know that's a very Colin Cowherd argument, but I'm sticking with it.

Yeah, the injury history plays into it. He's also pretty inconsistent and I think he gets more credit than he deserves because of his postseason success.

[Namaste]

I had a few glasses of wine but did you really quote that post after Josh gave up a shit load of runs?

[Bobbob1313]

Are you trying to say that I only responded after he had a bad outing. That's silly, Daft. Give me more credit than that.

I wasn't home at the time, and I wanted a little more time than the iPhone would allow to look into his stats a little bit more.

I mean, I made my "I don't really like him" post after his 1-2-3 first.

[Branch]

I agree with bobbob, Beckett is overrated.