05-19-2010, 03:09 PM
<!--quoteo(post=97023:date=May 19 2010, 01:02 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ May 19 2010, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=97011:date=May 19 2010, 01:35 PM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ May 19 2010, 01:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=96947:date=May 19 2010, 09:29 AM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ May 19 2010, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=96942:date=May 19 2010, 08:21 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ May 19 2010, 08:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=96935:date=May 19 2010, 07:36 AM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ May 19 2010, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If Z pitched like he is capable of, then this would be a non-issue.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He had one bad start and one mediocre start in the first month of the season. This after a career of being one of the best pitchers in the league.
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Bingo. People expect a #1 to be perfect all the time. There aren't many Halladays around, and Z was never in that category to begin with. Compare Z's worst 2 seasons in 2008-09 and they are still as good if not better than any by Silva or Gorzelanny, yet that seems to count for nothing with many fans.
Lou overreacted and now it seems that his hand was forced from above. Did he honestly expect Z to enjoy all these role changes? And who honestly would?
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Z has been on a downward trend over the last couple of seasons.
We Cub fans had a hard time believing it.
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I'm not denying it. It's just that if you look at his numbers at various points over the past few seasons, it tells a different story each time. I'm not convinced of whether it is a downtrend or just injuries, or both. All I'm saying is that I haven't given up on him yet.
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Given his contract, his no-trade clause, and the fact that no GM in baseball would want anything to do with him right now... We don't have any other choice.
He had one bad start and one mediocre start in the first month of the season. This after a career of being one of the best pitchers in the league.
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Bingo. People expect a #1 to be perfect all the time. There aren't many Halladays around, and Z was never in that category to begin with. Compare Z's worst 2 seasons in 2008-09 and they are still as good if not better than any by Silva or Gorzelanny, yet that seems to count for nothing with many fans.
Lou overreacted and now it seems that his hand was forced from above. Did he honestly expect Z to enjoy all these role changes? And who honestly would?
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Z has been on a downward trend over the last couple of seasons.
We Cub fans had a hard time believing it.
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I'm not denying it. It's just that if you look at his numbers at various points over the past few seasons, it tells a different story each time. I'm not convinced of whether it is a downtrend or just injuries, or both. All I'm saying is that I haven't given up on him yet.
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Given his contract, his no-trade clause, and the fact that no GM in baseball would want anything to do with him right now... We don't have any other choice.