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Originally Posted by dylanmarsh
Bitter much, Pan? Your team managed to get Matt LaPorta for a CC rental and you still post that? If anyone is to blame for CC's ineffectiveness during the last two postseasons, it is his managers who overused him down the stretch to get their teams to the playoffs. Wedge might be a great person and the players might love him, but CC was burnt by the time the ALCS rolled around last year. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that every Cleveland pitcher took a nosedive late in the season/postseason due to overuse, over the last few seasons.
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First, not bitter, it comes from watching CC over the past 10 years give or take.
When Colon was traded the front office wasn't even sure CC was ace material.
He does NOT pitch well even in he regular season against teams we needed to beat. He chokes even during the season. Look at the link from when he was in Mil. and this year with the Indians and tell me what teams he was able to be effective against and what teams he wasn't.
As for pitchers taking a nose dive late in the season in Cleveland... other than the kid Carmona in his rookie year, during the playoffs, they didn't. Byrd actually pitched better.
When you need a win, reg. season or post, you simply can't count on CC. That comes from YEARS of watching him in an Indians uni.
But go ahead, I hope your team pays him the big dollars and you can watch him first hand. The pressure will eat at him and within 2 years he'll be an overpaid albatross on your team..... but good luck believing he's a great pitcher.