Welcome to the world of the best pitcher no one talks about, Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins.
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Welcome to the world of the best pitcher no one talks about, Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins.
Welcome to the world of the best pitcher no one talks about, Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins.
SandraC said:Speaking of which...Haladay vs. Johnson tonight...should be a classic.
Sandra
It's ridiculous to me that a loose cannon like Bradley can be making that much money.Slumping Milton Bradley was cut by the Seattle Mariners on Monday, leaving the temperamental outfielder again looking for a new job.
The Mariners designated Bradley for assignment, giving them 10 days to trade, release or send him to the minors. He was making $13 million this season.
"The situation with Milton is that we determined he's not part of our future and not part of our present," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said.
That is because they got to play the DodgersOMG...Pirates are above .500! Would it be foolish to hope for a winning season after all these years?
Yes.
Speaking of which...Haladay vs. Johnson tonight...should be a classic.
Sandra
Like I said...All the pub goes to Halladay. Johnson pitched his ass off today and SHOULD be 3-1 versus Roy. Oh well. Johnson lowers his ERA to 1.63, best among starting pitchers with at least 45 innings pitched and #2 overall in all of MLB. Last 7 starts, 3-1, with 4 no decisions, averaging 7 innings and only giving up more than 2 runs once, lowering his ERA a full run...from 2.70 to 1.63.
Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the premier pitchers in all of MLB...top 3 easily, top 5 at the very least.
In ALL of MLB, top 5 I would say, not sure about top 3 though, but maybe ...
Name two pitchers that have been as consistent AND as good as he has that one is not Roy Halladay in the last 3 years? Since his injury year, where he had "tommy john" surgery(2007), he has gone 35-13, with an ERA at or around 2.80... And this is on some Marlins teams team with some GOD awful bullpens.
Through no fault of his own, Josh Johnson has yet to be given the opportunity to prove he can pitch under pressure in the post season...or even in a pennant race. It's a different world, which Halladay was exposed to for the first time last year...and he kinda answered those questions by throwing a no hitter in his first playoff game!
Andy Pettitte, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Josh Beckett, Cliff Lee, and a bunch of others have proven to come up big when it matters most. Johnson has not yet proven that.
Hopefully he'll answer that when he's on the Yankees.
Sandra
Over the last 2-3 years, I'll take Halladay, and Lee before Johnson.
I am in no way dissing him as he's very good and I like him as well.
And by the way, the last few years, the Marlins WERE in the the pennant race for either a wildcard spot or the East. He has proven himself in those spots.
LOL pennant races the last few years? Seriously?
On September 1, 2010 the Marlins were 10.5 games out in the East, and 8 games out of the wild card. On September 1, 2009, they were 9.5 games out in the East, and 5 games out in the wildcard. On September 1, 2008, they were 7 games out in the East, 10 in the wildcard.
Those are not pennant races, LOL, and Johnson has NEVER pitched in the ultimate pressure spot, a playoff game.
That's why Johnson can't compare in pressure games to Lee, Halladay, Beckett Lincecum, etc....YET.
Sandra
salsadancer7 said:That's why I said name 2 better and more consistent not named Halladay....