I wouldn't say I have a low opinion on him. He's done well in the last 4 games. But, I do have a realistic expectation of him. He's someone who can give you good games. But, he's also someone who can shit the bed. He's a .500 pitcher, who's highest expectations should be a decent number 5. The fact that people are saying he is the second best pitcher on the staff is laughable. Pomeranz deserves that honor. He's been good all year long.
"It happens to everybody, man. He's had 60 at-bats. A couple of years ago, I had 60 at-bats, and I was hitting .170, and everyone was ready to kill me, too. And what happened? Laser show. So, relax."
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
Price - Pom - Erod - Fister . . . .
no
Price - Pom - Porcello - Erod
No
Price - Pom - Fister - Porcello
No
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
"It happens to everybody, man. He's had 60 at-bats. A couple of years ago, I had 60 at-bats, and I was hitting .170, and everyone was ready to kill me, too. And what happened? Laser show. So, relax."
Fair enough. Here's where I am coming from. Pom, it's true, has the 2d best pitching WAR on the team after Sale--overall he has as you say been good the whole season. He has also exceeded my expectations. What worries me is the number of pitches he needs to get thru 5 or 6 innings, which means the great majority of his starts depend on the bullpen being good. Thus I get nervous every single time he starts.
Fister actually didn't join the club until late June. His first month was definitely terrible, but I charge that up to the new team, etc. But, as I keep saying, he has been our best starter for the last six weeks, which is over half of his season. To me he is no worse than our 3d best starter and I like him more for #2 for the simply reason that, when he is on, he is not only very good, but is also a good bet to hand the game off to Reed and Kimbrel, our two best relievers. Among all our starters, only Sale is consistently that good (or better, season long)_ when he is on. Yes, I think Pom is capable of pitching well, but think he is still basically a 5 or 6 inning guy.
did that really happen again? Two men on and we ground out to end the inning? 1 for 7 with RISP, 13 left on in 7 innings?