BROWN GUERRERO said:
If you think all of the SF's starters are weak your on crack. Jerome, Foppert and Lowry are all up and coming studs. .
i could have swore on my other post i said
mcleanhatch said:
young pitchers like foppart and williams are going to have to step it up which they arent capable of YET.
i know they are good and in a couple to a few years they should be really good. probly #2 type starters, especially williams. foppert is still an unknown. lowry still needs to prove himself. you cant expect to go the the series with rookies/young pitchers that are that inexperienced.
BROWN GUERRERO said:
They got a lights out closer too.
i think that is a bit of an exaggeration dont you! i mean yes benitez had a great year his ERA was 1.29 which was great. but that number could also have meant that he caught some breaks. when you look for a
"lights out closer " as you put it you have to look at his
ERA and also his
K/IP. benitez has less K's than IP. which mean alote of people MAKE CONTACT on him. the only other pitcher here with more IP than K's is Rivera but no1 will ever question his dominance
http://bigleaguers.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/6342
Benitez--ERA 1.29, IP 69.2, K's 62, BB 21, Saves 47, HR 6
Rivera---ERA 1.94, IP 78.2, K's 66, BB 20, Saves 53, HR 3
Gagne---ERA 2.19, IP 82.0, K's 114, BB 22, Saves 45, HR 5
K-Rod---ERA 1.82, IP 84.0, K's 123, BB 33, Saves 12, HR 2
Smoltz---ERA 2.76, IP 81.2, K's 85, BB 13, Saves 44, HR 8
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6342
Benitez--24 blown saves in 2002, 2003 and 2004 combined
Rivera---14 blown saves in 2002, 2003 and 2004 combined
Gagne----6 blown saves in 2002, 2003 and 2004 combined
Smoltz---13 blown saves in 2002, 2003 and 2004 combine
K-Rod---11 blown saves in 2002, 2003 and 2004 combined