2013 MLB Regular Season running thread

50 games into his career and we're seeing the signs.

 

Well, OOP, he does or did have gynecomastia. That's pretty solid evidence of steroid use, not to mention his suspension last year. But if he's clean now, that's a steal for the Pirates.

 

Pearlman: Why aren't we questioning Byrd's season?!!??11??

http://www.jeffpearlman.com/marlon-byrd-nonsense/

 

Bad day and night for aces.

King Felix: 3 IP, 8 ER
Wainwright: 2 IP, 9 ER
Kuroda: 5 ER and counting

 

Even if he's not clean, it's a steal for the Pirates unless he gets caught before he can help them.

 

And Norris is doing some dirty things to the Red Sox tonight. Great stuff.

And Davis with his 47th.

 

Next time, on "Growing Pains" ...

 

Kuroda is an ace?

 

Is this another case of you not following baseball beyond Chavez Ravine?

Kuroda is having a very nice season for the Yankees. Yes, he's their ace.

2.72 ERA, 1.07 WHIP.

 

RK PLAYER TEAM GP GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV BLSV WAR WHIP ERA
1 Anibal Sanchez DET 23 23 144.2 122 46 42 44 158 11 7 0 0 4.7 1.15 2.61
2 Yu Darvish TEX 25 25 168.0 116 52 50 58 225 12 5 0 0 5.1 1.04 2.68
3 Hiroki Kuroda NYY 26 26 166.1 149 53 50 30 119 11 9 0 0 4.6 1.08 2.71
4 Max Scherzer DET 26 26 178.1 120 56 54 42 196 19 1 0 0 5.9 0.91 2.73
5 Felix Hernandez SEA 28 28 187.2 173 67 62 40 194 12 8 0 0 5.8 1.13 2.97
6 Bartolo Colon OAK 24 24 154.1 158 52 51 25 83 14 5 0 0 3.7 1.19 2.97
7 Derek Holland TEX 27 27 180.0 168 66 60 56 167 9 6 0 0 4.3 1.24 3.00
8 H Iwakuma SEA 28 28 184.0 154 66 62 34 157 12 6 0 0 4.8 1.02 3.03
9 C. Sale CHW 24 24 172.1 149 66 59 37 181 9 12 0 0 5.8 1.08 3.08
10 James Shields KC 28 28 189.0 178 68 66 60 152 9 8 0 0 3.0 1.26 3.14

 

He's been very, very good the last four seasons, this season being the best. Amazing that a player in the Bronx is flying under the radar, but he is.

 

He was okay when he pitched here. Him being an ace speaks more to the lack of pitching on the Yankees than anything else.

I've been ignoring the Yankees this season, they're not relevant. I tend to stay away from AL baseball, never been a fan of the way they play.