Two Really Boring Pitchers
October 14, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Games Worth Watching, Playoffs
Ah, Game 3 of the NLCS. The Rockies return home to Coors Field with a 2-0 lead and the world will be watching. Josh Fogg? Livan Hernandez? Wait, is this baseball or the Chinese water torture?
Sorry, I’ve seen these guys pitch a lot this year and they are excruciating. Both pitchers have the same approach: Let the batter hit the ball and hope that good things happen. It’s earned Fogg and his 60-60 career record the nickname of “Dragon Slayer.” It’s earned Hernandez a World Series ring.
There is winning ugly and then there’s this:
ERA
WHIP
K/BB
K/9
OPS
Fogg
4.94
1.53
1.59
5.11
854
Hernandez
4.93
1.60
1.14
3.96
870
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