Comments on Ghostrunner on First: Saint Richmond Flies with the Swallows

I'm happy with my decidedly anti-Litsch stance fro...

2009-04-30T00:46:00.000-04:00

I'm happy with my decidedly anti-Litsch stance from last year. It all comes back to missing bats. Pitching to contact only really works when your name is Roy Halladay and people have no idea where your pitches are going to end up. If the hitters don't have to do much guesswork, you're going to end up in trouble.

So, you're going to make right to the stevadore an...

2009-04-29T22:44:00.000-04:00

So, you're going to make right to the stevadore and add Richmond to your banner then, eh? I hope you're not just on the rebound from Jesse Litsch.

I would not have blamed anyone for saying early on...

2009-04-29T22:33:00.000-04:00

I would not have blamed anyone for saying early on this season that Scott Richmond didn't have what it takes to remain in the starting rotation. After all, last year's numbers with the Jays were very misleading. Glad to see that we have another person on bangwagon!

Correction: his ERA is 6.75 with a FIP of 3.22. ...

2009-04-29T21:55:00.000-04:00

Correction: his ERA is 6.75 with a FIP of 3.22. Halladay's FIP is 3.35 FYI

Just Verlander's ERA is 9.00 but his FIP is 4.5. ...

2009-04-29T19:24:00.000-04:00

Just Verlander's ERA is 9.00 but his FIP is 4.5. That's enormus!

The gap between Haren's FIP and ERA is ENORMOUS. ...

2009-04-29T18:34:00.000-04:00

The gap between Haren's FIP and ERA is ENORMOUS.

3.01 FIP vs. 1.54 ERA? Wow.