OT- Phil Coke Blows...
His July ERA is 3.00. That's not terrible by any means.
pitcher is pitching than ERA. You want relief pitchers to stop fires, not create or pour gasoline on them.
Fair enough. I'm not saying the guy is Dennis Eckersly, but there's really no reason to single him out given the state of the entire bullpen.
since early June. He had a rough night last night. It happens.
Coke's career era is 4.26--although it is a mere 5.10 the past 2 years. These are simply terrible numbers for any pitcher, but especially miserable for a lefty specialist, who usually faces only favorable matchups of a batter or 2. The counter to this is: he throws 95 mph and he has been less bad the past month. There are better lefty options out there. Get one--even before trying to replace Nathan.
Why do I suspect that many of the Coke defenders were also there to defend Brandon Inge.
the Tigers beat the DBacks this afternoon because Miggy knocked out a 3-run HR in the 8th for Detroit, capping a 2-out, 4-run rally that never started until 2 were out. This gave the Tigers a 6-run lead, pretty close to a bullpen-proof lead. Final was Tigers 11-5.
you've got video. Hell, he may be the best cocksucker in town, but unless you have proof, simply won't pay off. But now, it seems to be much more tolerated. I remember when you had to build three houses to be considered a contractor, at least two bridges to be classified an engineer, but just suck one cock....................................