-Ubaldo Jimenez is the real deal. Yes he walked 6 guys in his no-hitter this week, but despite over 120 pitches, he still reached 98mph on the radar gun in the ninth inning. Filthy.
-The Mets and Cardinals played a 20-inning game??? Even stranger was the 18 innings of shutout baseball, followed by both teams scoring in the 19th inning. Closer Francisco Rodriguez was saved for the 19th, and blew the save for the Mets, who later won it the next inning. Games this long are stupid, I don't want to see infielders pitching to batters.
-Where is the coming from Livan Hernandez? You seemed to be way past your prime, and were a stiff for the Mets the past few seasons, and now 2010 comes and he looks amazing. 16 innings pitched and 0 runs allowed. I'm just as confused as you are.-The Phillies trade for Roy Halladay in the off season came with some controversy, but I think fans are close to forgetting Cliff Lee as Halladay has already jumped out to a 3-0 start, with 1.13 ERA and 21 strikeouts. Roy is loving the National League.
-Boston at 4-8?, the Pirates above .500?, and the Nationals not in last place? It's early but still surprising for any baseball fan to see.
- Congratulations to the Astros on winning a game this week after going win-less in the opening week. They now sit on 3-9
Ubaldo is the real deal - Livan is not. Ubaldo will be an All Star in 2010; Livan will be released before the end of the year.
ReplyDeleteRed Sox have issues. The lineup is not nearly as lethal and the pen is suspect. They can have their first down year in a long time. The Nationals are improved. Their lineup is legit but their starting pitching and closer are reasons for concern. However I think they might beat out the Mets for fourth place.
The Astros are really bad and they have nothing in their minor league system. I assume they will start taking offers on their assets - notably Oswalt, Berkman and Lee.