What the F?

From Bill Colin today:

So far, staff ace Cole Hamels has made it clear he would like to have a personal chiropractor on the road to oversee his long and complex daily stretching routine; that he won't take the ball on 3 days' rest under any circumstance or pitch in relief if the need dictates. There is no questioning his stuff or valor on the mound, but he is surrounded by red flags off it. Mr. Softee should be rewarded for his spectacular All-Star season - but only with a 1-year deal. He needs to give evidence he is not going to be the lefthanded Tyler Green.

Let’s go to the stats from the first two seasons:

Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   ERA 

1995 25 PHI NL   8   9  26  25   4   2 140.7  157   86   83  15   66   85  5.31

1997 27 PHI NL   4   4  14  14   0   0  76.7   72   50   42   8   45   58  4.93

Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   ERA 

2006 22 PHI NL   9   8  23  23   0   0 132.3  117   66   60  19   48  145  4.08

2007 23 PHI NL  15   5  28  28   2   0 183.3  163   72   69  25   43  177  3.39

Can hardly tell the difference other than minor categories like W-L, ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched, walks,
runs allowed, well I guess everything.  But at least Tyler Green didn’t ask for a commonly used medical
practice to keep him healthy.

How does this rambling old man still have a job?  Remember when he “broke the story” at mid-season that Rollins
was the best Phillies SS ever? Even better than Larry Bowa and his career .300 on base and .320 slugging?  
Really Bill?  Thanks for the breaking story.  How does this incoherent old man still have a job?

# posted by ecRoss @ Wednesday, October 10, 2007