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They think they're better than us!?!?
I have officially just read the worst column of my life, courtesy of the Los Angeles Times.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers9-2008oct09,1,1725883,full.column
Columnist T.J. Simers starts out by ripping on everything Philadelphia, from our Liberty Bell to our Broad Street Bullies.
Simers writes, "The Dodgers have the better team, a destiny date in Boston, and while that might make the folks in Philly miserable, they don't know how to act any differently here."
Excuse me? I think Simers needs to slowly back away from the computer before he hurts himself.
The Dodgers have a better team, yet have a worse regular season record, while playing in the weakest division in baseball. In fact, as I wrote earlier this week, the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros, all had a better record than the Dodgers, yet are sitting at home.
So let's break down Simers' lack of intellectual reasoning.
First, he says that because Dodgers' game 1 starter Derek Lowe is playing for a contract, he'll beat Cole Hamels, who in his last 11 starts, including his NLDS gem, has surrendered more than 2 earned runs just 1 time.
Moving on, Simers suggests that Myers' 10-13 record this season means he'll automatically lose game 2 of the series. Hey Simers, did you happen to see that Myers is 9-4 with 11 quality starts since being recalled from the minors? Or does that information simply not reach Los Angeles between the fourth and seventh innings, you know, when Dodgers fans are actually at the game.
Next, Simers rips on "100-year-old softball pitcher" Jamie Moyer. Apparently Jamie's 16-7 record, which would be tops on the Dodgers, and his 3.71 ERA aren't going to be a factor in this series. That's a sure win for the Dodgers, according to Simers. But what about Jamie's road numbers this year? As if his overall statistics weren't good enough, Jamie is 10-3 with a 2.92 ERA away from CBP this year. But that's not important at all, right T.J.?
And finally, "just another guy" Joe Blanton. The Phillies are 10-4 when Joe Blanton pitches this year, and personally, Blanton hasn't taken a loss yet in a Phillies uniform.
Conveniently, Simers fails to mention the bullpens. The Phillies have Brad Lidge saving every game he walks into, while the Dodgers have lost faith in their closer Takashi Saito, and now use Jonathan Broxton, who blew eight saves in the regular season.
Simers also forgets that the Phillies clubbed 77 more homers than the Dodgers, scored 99 more runs, and out hit the Dodgers when just comparing road games, which takes out the impact of our bandbox and their spacious park. He also fails to mention that the Phillies had the best road record in the league, while the Dodgers were nine games under .500 on the road.
I don't about you, but I'd start sending Simers some Philly love. His e-mail address is on the link above. Let him know what you think!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers9-2008oct09,1,1725883,full.column
Columnist T.J. Simers starts out by ripping on everything Philadelphia, from our Liberty Bell to our Broad Street Bullies.
Simers writes, "The Dodgers have the better team, a destiny date in Boston, and while that might make the folks in Philly miserable, they don't know how to act any differently here."
Excuse me? I think Simers needs to slowly back away from the computer before he hurts himself.
The Dodgers have a better team, yet have a worse regular season record, while playing in the weakest division in baseball. In fact, as I wrote earlier this week, the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros, all had a better record than the Dodgers, yet are sitting at home.
So let's break down Simers' lack of intellectual reasoning.
First, he says that because Dodgers' game 1 starter Derek Lowe is playing for a contract, he'll beat Cole Hamels, who in his last 11 starts, including his NLDS gem, has surrendered more than 2 earned runs just 1 time.
Moving on, Simers suggests that Myers' 10-13 record this season means he'll automatically lose game 2 of the series. Hey Simers, did you happen to see that Myers is 9-4 with 11 quality starts since being recalled from the minors? Or does that information simply not reach Los Angeles between the fourth and seventh innings, you know, when Dodgers fans are actually at the game.
Next, Simers rips on "100-year-old softball pitcher" Jamie Moyer. Apparently Jamie's 16-7 record, which would be tops on the Dodgers, and his 3.71 ERA aren't going to be a factor in this series. That's a sure win for the Dodgers, according to Simers. But what about Jamie's road numbers this year? As if his overall statistics weren't good enough, Jamie is 10-3 with a 2.92 ERA away from CBP this year. But that's not important at all, right T.J.?
And finally, "just another guy" Joe Blanton. The Phillies are 10-4 when Joe Blanton pitches this year, and personally, Blanton hasn't taken a loss yet in a Phillies uniform.
Conveniently, Simers fails to mention the bullpens. The Phillies have Brad Lidge saving every game he walks into, while the Dodgers have lost faith in their closer Takashi Saito, and now use Jonathan Broxton, who blew eight saves in the regular season.
Simers also forgets that the Phillies clubbed 77 more homers than the Dodgers, scored 99 more runs, and out hit the Dodgers when just comparing road games, which takes out the impact of our bandbox and their spacious park. He also fails to mention that the Phillies had the best road record in the league, while the Dodgers were nine games under .500 on the road.
I don't about you, but I'd start sending Simers some Philly love. His e-mail address is on the link above. Let him know what you think!
posted by Matthew Fleishman, Yardley News Editor at
11:24 AM
4 Comments:
Broxton is closing because Saito is hurt.
This is the greatest column I've ever read in my entire life. First off, the Dodgers would have won more than 84 games if Manny played all year with them. Secondly, the NL West was not worse than the AL West. If you think that, you're a moron.
But then again, judging by your NFL predictions, we already knew you were a moron. Giants better go 4-8 down the stretch!
...And if the Phillies had Joe Blanton instead of Adam Eaton for the entire season, the Phillies' record would be even better...and if the Astros had all of their trade acquisitions, their record would have been better...and if the Brewers had Sabathia all season, their record would have been better...
This isn't college football, so the best way to determine which division was better was too look at interleague play...Every team in the AL West was at least .500 while every team in the NL West was worse than .500.
Wow. Wow. Wow.
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