Here's the trend lately with Wood, throws three good games in a row, then stinks out the joint on the fourth game, then throws three more good games, then gets hammered again in the fourth.
Overall numbers are right around league average, not an elite lefty, but a lefty with a nasty arsenal, when on, is as effective as any starter.
Even with the stinker against Pittsburgh, Wood is a very tough home pitcher.
You have to throw that start out too, he had to sit through a 2 hour plus rain delay
2.97 ERA this season at the friendly confines, knows how to pitch at Wrigley.
Even though Rendon, LaRoche and Werth hit LHP, the extra base hits are not there.
The Nats have virtually zero power numbers v. LHP despite .280 overall, wind blowing in, total is 7, that speaks volumes the ball stays in the yard all night.
Except for the aforemention three hitters, Nats line up is weak, in the 20's in all major hittitng categories.
Woods has a solid K/9 ratio, strikes about 8 per 9, walks are the problem, not going to sugar coat it, allows less than a hit an inning, solid, walks a little more than 3 per nine, ummm not solid.
He is what he is, a 100 pitch count starter, that pretty much is stingy in the hits allowed department, K's a lot of batters, but will walk you too.
Here's the way I see it, if Wood has command tonight, easy winner.
If he throws strikes, Nats don't ding him, I might sound like Captian Obvious with that, but that's the way it is.
Fister - Nats
It's obvious change of sceneary to the NL is the reason for the numbers he has put up.
It's only nine starts, but the numbers don't lie.
Still not convinced.
He was barely ordinary starting out as a Mariner.
He was OK in Detroit, but had all that run support.
He never was, and never will be a strikeout artist.
Near bottom of the list when it comes to power numbers for pitchers.
Relies on ground balls.
l'm still not convinced.
I still remember this mediocre #3 or 4 guy on the Detroit staff that was there just to eat up 6 innings, save the 'pen type of guy.
Listen, I'm not going to go on and on here.
This is a Cub spot play at home where I can get +127 on toss up.
You can easily make arguments as to why to play the other side.
Like "Cubs suck, dude what is wrong with you?"
And I'd listen.
Like "Dude, Nats are playing good, what's wrong with you"?
Like "Dude, Ryan Sweeny is leading off for the Cubs, you got meatloaf for brains"?
(Sweeny is 4 for 10 couple of walks, 2 doubles off of Fister)
You can either
a) tail me
b) fade me
c) pass
d) get a six pack, pass, just watch the game, and laugh at Nashy when the Nats score 5 in the first to sink my ticket.
e) get a six pack, just watch the game, and curse yourself out for not tailing Nashy while shaking your head while muttering to yourself "that blowhard is a mad genius"
Home dog says "arf arf, bow wow"
Cubs 2*
| REGULAR SEASON GAMES THROUGH JUNE 25, 2014 | YEAR TO DATE | ||||||||||||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | GB | FB | Pit | BF | GSc | Dec. | Rel. | ERA |
| Jun 21 | vs PIT | L 5-3 | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 99 | 21 | 45 | L(7-6) | - | 4.55 |
| Jun 15 | @ PHI | W 3-0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 112 | 30 | 79 | W(7-5) | - | 4.48 |
| Jun 10 | @ PIT | W 7-3 | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 102 | 29 | 44 | W(6-5) | - | 4.95 |
| Jun 5 | vs NYM | W 7-4 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 92 | 25 | 49 | - | - | 5.04 |
| Monthly Totals | 24.1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 405 | 105 | -- | 2-1 | 0 sv | 2.96 | ||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | GB | FB | Pit | BF | GSc | Dec. | Rel. | ERA |
| May 30 | @ MIL | L 11-5 | 2.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 18 | 13 | L(5-5) | - | 5.15 |
| May 24 | @ SD | W 3-2 | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 98 | 27 | 65 | W(5-4) | - | 4.35 |
| May 18 | vs MIL | W 4-2 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 103 | 26 | 69 | W(4-4) | - | 4.61 |
| May 12 | @ STL | W 17-5 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 94 | 28 | 45 | W(3-4) | - | 4.91 |
| May 7 | @ CHW | L 8-3 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 89 | 24 | 12 | L(2-4) | - | 4.75 |
| May 2 | vs STL | W 6-5 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 112 | 27 | 61 | W(2-3) | - | 3.35 |
| Monthly Totals | 34.0 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 38 | 69 | 558 | 150 | - | |||||
Overall numbers are right around league average, not an elite lefty, but a lefty with a nasty arsenal, when on, is as effective as any starter.
Even with the stinker against Pittsburgh, Wood is a very tough home pitcher.
You have to throw that start out too, he had to sit through a 2 hour plus rain delay
2.97 ERA this season at the friendly confines, knows how to pitch at Wrigley.
Even though Rendon, LaRoche and Werth hit LHP, the extra base hits are not there.
The Nats have virtually zero power numbers v. LHP despite .280 overall, wind blowing in, total is 7, that speaks volumes the ball stays in the yard all night.
Except for the aforemention three hitters, Nats line up is weak, in the 20's in all major hittitng categories.
Woods has a solid K/9 ratio, strikes about 8 per 9, walks are the problem, not going to sugar coat it, allows less than a hit an inning, solid, walks a little more than 3 per nine, ummm not solid.
He is what he is, a 100 pitch count starter, that pretty much is stingy in the hits allowed department, K's a lot of batters, but will walk you too.
Here's the way I see it, if Wood has command tonight, easy winner.
If he throws strikes, Nats don't ding him, I might sound like Captian Obvious with that, but that's the way it is.
Fister - Nats
It's obvious change of sceneary to the NL is the reason for the numbers he has put up.
It's only nine starts, but the numbers don't lie.
Still not convinced.
He was barely ordinary starting out as a Mariner.
He was OK in Detroit, but had all that run support.
He never was, and never will be a strikeout artist.
Near bottom of the list when it comes to power numbers for pitchers.
Relies on ground balls.
l'm still not convinced.
I still remember this mediocre #3 or 4 guy on the Detroit staff that was there just to eat up 6 innings, save the 'pen type of guy.
Listen, I'm not going to go on and on here.
This is a Cub spot play at home where I can get +127 on toss up.
You can easily make arguments as to why to play the other side.
Like "Cubs suck, dude what is wrong with you?"
And I'd listen.
Like "Dude, Nats are playing good, what's wrong with you"?
Like "Dude, Ryan Sweeny is leading off for the Cubs, you got meatloaf for brains"?
(Sweeny is 4 for 10 couple of walks, 2 doubles off of Fister)
You can either
a) tail me
b) fade me
c) pass
d) get a six pack, pass, just watch the game, and laugh at Nashy when the Nats score 5 in the first to sink my ticket.
e) get a six pack, just watch the game, and curse yourself out for not tailing Nashy while shaking your head while muttering to yourself "that blowhard is a mad genius"
Home dog says "arf arf, bow wow"
Cubs 2*