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Paulgeebert
Paulgeebert
Re: Luck, Pitching, and Jason Giambi <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?33-13">13</a>]</b>
6/20/06, 7:04pm
Just to close the book on Towers. His final line is 5.1 innings pitched, 4 ER, 6 hits. He didn't pitch as bad as the numbers show - his bullpen let him down: Scott Downs came in with runners on first and second, 1 out, and promptly throws a wild pitch so the runners can advance, removing the possibility of a double blay, and the runners are of course one bag closer to scoring. Next hit is a potential double play ball but only gets one out because runners advanced on the WP, and then Downs allows a line drive to a rookie who had no hits in the Major Leagues, so both runners score. 
Also, reed Johnson should again be mentioned. He's only got 149 AB, but he's scored 42 runs, got 55 hits, 11 doubles, 4 home runs; only 16 rbis, but he's the leadoff hitter. He could be a better base-stealer as well, but the Jays do not steal often as a policy. Still, great season Reed Johnson, keep the party going.

[of course, as I am writing this Vernon Wells steals a base, wait, two bases, mind blowing ... but for the season, the Jays as a team have only 31 stolen bases, and the potential to have far more than that Rios, Wells, Johnson, and a lot of the others of perfectly capable of stealing a base when need be - I've seen Bengie Molina do it, and that means anyone can do it.] 

[Paulgeebert from Montreal/CANADA]
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