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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg What was the last big out Tom Gordon got anyway?? |
Tom Gordon was one of the best set-up men in baseball until his arm gave out in October. He set a career-high for innings pitched, and he's like 35 or 36 years old. He was just overworked by the end of the year. Same thing happened to Paul Quantrill. Hell, even Rivera was overworked
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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg Wright is horrible. Same with Javy. Pavano should be good but who knows, and Brown is the most gutless man on the Yankees roster with maybe Giambi being the only one who can top him. |
Agreed. Wright had a good year for Atlanta last year, but I'd say chances are that was more of a fluke than anything else.
I told myself that I never wanted to see Kevin Brown in a Yankee uniform ever again, but I take that back. I want to see him pitch one more time in Yankee Stadium and get booed out of the stadium. Also, chances are El Duque or Jon Lieber will fill that 5th spot rather than Brown. Those two guys are both questionable because of injury histories, but are solid pitchers when healthy
The most frustrating thing about the Yankees last season was Vazquez. I mean, here's a guy who was a very good pitcher for Montreal, then came to New York and had 10 wins at the All-Star break. He's young, and he was on his way to taking the reins from Mussina as ace of the staff. Then, all of a sudden, he couldnt get anyone out in the second half, especially in the playoffs
So, basically, the Yankees have one proven big-name pitcher (Mussina), a young, solid pitcher who has pitched in high-pressure situations (Pavano), and 4 or 5 question marks