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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
4. In any other circumstance, I'd agree, but this was his third consecutive game on short rest. I think that had to do more with his poor performance than his perceived playoff woes.
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You never watched him choke.... I mean pitch for Cleveland in the playoffs have you?
He's NOT in any way shape or form a pitcher who can pitch in the playoffs:
Lifetime post season: 2wins, 3losses, 7.92ERA, 5 starts, 25IP, 22walks, 4homers, 3HBP, 33hits, a 2.20WHIP, that includes a 6IP 6 hit 5w 5k 2r start in 2001 for Cleveland.
Take that out of the mix his ERA is 9.47 with a WHIP of 2.32.
He not only played that way during the post season when he was counted on to be the "ACE" but in "serious" games also. Anyone remember who pitched us out of a wildcard facing the Chisox in '06?
The man is a fat fucking asshat who will be about as useful to his next team as Bartolo Colon is. Go ahead Yankees/Dodgers/Mets/Cubs whomever.... pay the "ACE" big time money but don't count on him for a post season win, a division needed win, a wildcard needed win or a win that has any significance at all. Pitch him against hitless wonder teams like KC, Seattle, Min, Cincy, Pitts, SF, SD, Atl, and Texas or Col outside their home stadium and cheer his 1 run games......
But when the stakes are down and he needs to perform against the big teams he is a JOKE.
Here's a link to his record this year, what teams did he pitch good against and what teams did he struggle against??????
Individual Player Game by Game Log | MLB.com: Stats
2007 when he won the Cy Young was not much different.
2006 1 game over .500 same thing....
BEWARE and don't be bragging on getting him because he'll rip your heart right out. He's not an ace under pressure.