I didn't know who this guy was until last year when he was pitching very good and ended up winning the NL Cy Young award with a 19-6 record. Think his E.RA. was under 3 which is very good.
Last year i always thought he was overrated b/c he pitched half of his games at Petco Park. Yes i know he had low run support b/c he pitched for the padres but look at where he pitches.
This year he is 9-9 with an E.R.A around 3. I have tried to convince myself that he is one of the better pitchers in baseball but i just cannot. I believe he is overrated mainly b/c his home games are at petco. I mean look at what this guy has done when pitching AWAY from home. This guy is average at best away from home. I would say he is below average. I really wanted to see how good this guy is when he pitches away from home or against good teams.
3 matchups this year i was excited b/c i wanted to see how he does. Earlier in the year he was a small dog against the Cubbies at Wrigley. I think he gave up like 5 runs in less than 5 innings of work and lost.
Then the next game i watched was him pitching at Yankee Stadium. He was an underdog and lost to the Yankees and pitched a below average game and lost. He gave up at least 4 runs in less than 5 innings.
Then he pitched at home against Brandon Webb at home ... was small favorite and lost the game 2-1.
Tonight he was a moderate dog at +140 i think and lost to the Dbacks with Haren on the mound.
After looking at all of this, I cannot see how this guy is considered by many to be one of the best pitchers in baseball. I mean he is LIGHTS OUT at Petco Park but the thing is WHO ISN'T? Most of his wins this year was at Petco against trash teams like the San Francisco Giants and LA Dodgers. I like Peavy but the thing is he is extremely overrated. Only way he pitches great is if he pitches at Petco park OR pitches away games against a CRAP team like the Pirates.
Many people might say injuries but i dont buy it. Look what happened last year. The Cy young winner pitched a one game playoff against the Rockies at Coors and got lit up. I think he gave up 6 runs in 5 innings or something to that effect.
If you have guys like Halladay, CC, Kazmir pitch half their games at Petco field, I am damn sure they wont be giving up more than 2 runs a game at home and their e.r.a would be even lower than peavys.
People say Peavy is good b/c look at his E.R.A. Well his e.r.a is pretty easy to get when 1/2 of his games are played at friendly petco field. I have not seen this guy once have a good game against a good team AND/OR done it away from petco.
I mean if he isnt pitching at petco, hes pitching at Giants stadium and at Dodger stadium. Both stadiums are pitchers ballparks. If guys like Lackey , and Zambrano pitched there... their e.r.a might be 2.00 and under.
Anyone here agree? I dont like to soudn like i hate peavy. I like this guy a lot and want him to show ppl he is one of the best but I have not seen one time where he has bought his A game against a good team where he doesnt pitch at Petco OR against a good team like the Cubbies at Wrigley. He pitches below average. Even tonight he gives up 6 runs i think to the Dbacks who isnt hitting that good.
Last year i always thought he was overrated b/c he pitched half of his games at Petco Park. Yes i know he had low run support b/c he pitched for the padres but look at where he pitches.
This year he is 9-9 with an E.R.A around 3. I have tried to convince myself that he is one of the better pitchers in baseball but i just cannot. I believe he is overrated mainly b/c his home games are at petco. I mean look at what this guy has done when pitching AWAY from home. This guy is average at best away from home. I would say he is below average. I really wanted to see how good this guy is when he pitches away from home or against good teams.
3 matchups this year i was excited b/c i wanted to see how he does. Earlier in the year he was a small dog against the Cubbies at Wrigley. I think he gave up like 5 runs in less than 5 innings of work and lost.
Then the next game i watched was him pitching at Yankee Stadium. He was an underdog and lost to the Yankees and pitched a below average game and lost. He gave up at least 4 runs in less than 5 innings.
Then he pitched at home against Brandon Webb at home ... was small favorite and lost the game 2-1.
Tonight he was a moderate dog at +140 i think and lost to the Dbacks with Haren on the mound.
After looking at all of this, I cannot see how this guy is considered by many to be one of the best pitchers in baseball. I mean he is LIGHTS OUT at Petco Park but the thing is WHO ISN'T? Most of his wins this year was at Petco against trash teams like the San Francisco Giants and LA Dodgers. I like Peavy but the thing is he is extremely overrated. Only way he pitches great is if he pitches at Petco park OR pitches away games against a CRAP team like the Pirates.
Many people might say injuries but i dont buy it. Look what happened last year. The Cy young winner pitched a one game playoff against the Rockies at Coors and got lit up. I think he gave up 6 runs in 5 innings or something to that effect.
If you have guys like Halladay, CC, Kazmir pitch half their games at Petco field, I am damn sure they wont be giving up more than 2 runs a game at home and their e.r.a would be even lower than peavys.
People say Peavy is good b/c look at his E.R.A. Well his e.r.a is pretty easy to get when 1/2 of his games are played at friendly petco field. I have not seen this guy once have a good game against a good team AND/OR done it away from petco.
I mean if he isnt pitching at petco, hes pitching at Giants stadium and at Dodger stadium. Both stadiums are pitchers ballparks. If guys like Lackey , and Zambrano pitched there... their e.r.a might be 2.00 and under.
Anyone here agree? I dont like to soudn like i hate peavy. I like this guy a lot and want him to show ppl he is one of the best but I have not seen one time where he has bought his A game against a good team where he doesnt pitch at Petco OR against a good team like the Cubbies at Wrigley. He pitches below average. Even tonight he gives up 6 runs i think to the Dbacks who isnt hitting that good.
