04-08-2010, 03:10 PM
<!--quoteo(post=86998:date=Apr 8 2010, 03:07 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Apr 8 2010, 03:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=86996:date=Apr 8 2010, 01:59 PM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ Apr 8 2010, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I was basing that off his 4.34 ERA (before last start) the last year and a half.
That isnt a good number for a #1, #2, #3 started IMO.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But no one is saying that Z has been great, or that he has been close to an ace during that period. What people are saying is that his track record is still very good long-term and that during the past 2 seasons he hasn't been healthy. I'm not as high on Z as I once was, but I am getting tired of all the constant talk of Z being a terrible player, just because he is crazy and doesn't fit the bill as a #1. Most of the expectations placed on him were too high to begin with.
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A few years ago, I expected Z to be a true ace by now and to have won atleast 1 Cy Young.
Were those lofty expectations? Sure, but he seemed to be progressing that way.
Do I think that he is as bad as his stats the last year and half? No, but I still have to say that he's been a disappointment lately.
That isnt a good number for a #1, #2, #3 started IMO.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But no one is saying that Z has been great, or that he has been close to an ace during that period. What people are saying is that his track record is still very good long-term and that during the past 2 seasons he hasn't been healthy. I'm not as high on Z as I once was, but I am getting tired of all the constant talk of Z being a terrible player, just because he is crazy and doesn't fit the bill as a #1. Most of the expectations placed on him were too high to begin with.
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A few years ago, I expected Z to be a true ace by now and to have won atleast 1 Cy Young.
Were those lofty expectations? Sure, but he seemed to be progressing that way.
Do I think that he is as bad as his stats the last year and half? No, but I still have to say that he's been a disappointment lately.