Saturday: 4-2, +.02. I guess this officially stops the losing streak, but oh man, that Reds game would have been nice. Oh well… Let's move on. Baseball seasons are a long slog and this is one of those times where hanging in there is alright.
Chicago White Sox -1 (-102). 4 units
Chisox -1/2. One unit. I may increase this to 2 units tomorrow. You might not get a crack at a more down and out pitcher like Brett Myers in a while. Let's see… the Indians rotation: Masterson #1, Ubaldo #3, Zach Mcallister #4 or 5. Carrasco #8 and Brett Myers about # Waiver Wire. Can't the Indians scrounge up anything better than Carrasco and Myers? Since they signed him to a contract, and don't have any warm bodies available, here goes. The way Myers pitched in the spring, he had no business making a major league rotation or a AAA one. 21 IPs, 36 hits (a pretty large sample size). And in 10 innings of the season, 7 HRs and 14 runs, with 4 Ks. He has literally toiled in 80-90% of his innings this year. In case you think this is an anomaly, Myers has the worst HR:IP ratio of any pitcher since 2002. He might be effective as a one inning relief specialist, but as a starter he's cannon fodder. Peavy has pitched well this year except for one bad inning in Washington. He is Mr. Intense and will do his best to see that the Sox don't get swept by the very mediocre Indians. Peavy has a great lifetime BAA vs. this group of Indians except Cabrera, who is slumping anyways. The Indians middle relief is not very good and will be needed early. The Sox have a better bullpen middle and late included.
Chicago White Sox -1 (-102). 4 units
Chisox -1/2. One unit. I may increase this to 2 units tomorrow. You might not get a crack at a more down and out pitcher like Brett Myers in a while. Let's see… the Indians rotation: Masterson #1, Ubaldo #3, Zach Mcallister #4 or 5. Carrasco #8 and Brett Myers about # Waiver Wire. Can't the Indians scrounge up anything better than Carrasco and Myers? Since they signed him to a contract, and don't have any warm bodies available, here goes. The way Myers pitched in the spring, he had no business making a major league rotation or a AAA one. 21 IPs, 36 hits (a pretty large sample size). And in 10 innings of the season, 7 HRs and 14 runs, with 4 Ks. He has literally toiled in 80-90% of his innings this year. In case you think this is an anomaly, Myers has the worst HR:IP ratio of any pitcher since 2002. He might be effective as a one inning relief specialist, but as a starter he's cannon fodder. Peavy has pitched well this year except for one bad inning in Washington. He is Mr. Intense and will do his best to see that the Sox don't get swept by the very mediocre Indians. Peavy has a great lifetime BAA vs. this group of Indians except Cabrera, who is slumping anyways. The Indians middle relief is not very good and will be needed early. The Sox have a better bullpen middle and late included.
