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DRay9911 said:Does it pain you to see two ex-Phils hit walk-offs in consecutive days?
I am fully prepared for Jim Thome to win it for Baltimore tonight.
DRay9911 said:Does it pain you to see two ex-Phils hit walk-offs in consecutive days?
the tourist said:Yes, let's ruin a guy's career for a fleeting moment in the sun.
cause strasburg didn't pitch the 9th?
One month of not pitching means he'll never get hurt again!
the tourist said:4. Manny Banuelos isn't exactly the same; Strasburg was probably the most hyped pitching prospect of all time. Manny Banuelos only gets the hype he gets because he's a Yankee. Similar to the hype Jesus Montero got .
Banuelos was hyped because he was a 20-year old left-handed pitcher in Double-A with a mid-90s fastball, a plus change and an above average curveball. Not because he is a Yankees prospect. But sure, whatever fits the narrative, right.
Funny that you mention the Montero hype. It's precious to blame hype when prospect after prospect reaches the Mariners and suddenly forget how to hit. Smoak, Ackley, Montero... Maybe it's time to be a tad more self-critical about how poor your team is in developing hitters?
How does Banuelos' level of hype matter? He had an innings limit and got hurt anyway. Just like could happen to Strasburg.
But he is just as likely to get hurt next season. He's still going to be pitching baseballs. He is injury prone whether he pitched the last month or not.
A guy who was walking almost 5 an inning in AA and striking out less than 9. There were guys who are not Yankees putting up much, much better numbers and being rated lower.
Montero's numbers got worse in AAA from 2010 to 2011 across the board. Ruh-roh. Maybe he's just not as good as everyone thought, despite still getting top 10 ratings.
You are scouting the box score. But sure, if you feel that every relevant publication out there has a pro-Yankees bias, good for you.