There are a lot of horrific relievers in baseball, but I'm starting to think this guy takes the cake. He either has no idea where his pitches are going -- usually resulting in 2-0 and 3-1 counts -- until he grooves fastballs right down the middle. The guy is a glorified batting practice pitcher.
Looking at his "career" in baseball, you wonder how he's even still in the game at all. He's an 11-year veteran of the league, with a career ERA of 4.42. Do you know how hard it is to carry an ERA that high out of a bullpen, especially in the post-steroid era? Think about it: that doesn't even include inherited runners.
He's currently serving up meatballs in Pittsburgh, where he turned a 3-3 game into a 5-3 Pirates advantage in about 40 seconds. ERA for the year now nearing 5.5. There are no other professions in the world where you can suck this much for this long and still cash a paycheck.
Looking at his "career" in baseball, you wonder how he's even still in the game at all. He's an 11-year veteran of the league, with a career ERA of 4.42. Do you know how hard it is to carry an ERA that high out of a bullpen, especially in the post-steroid era? Think about it: that doesn't even include inherited runners.
He's currently serving up meatballs in Pittsburgh, where he turned a 3-3 game into a 5-3 Pirates advantage in about 40 seconds. ERA for the year now nearing 5.5. There are no other professions in the world where you can suck this much for this long and still cash a paycheck.
