Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 07, 2004
Games of the Day

Shawn "The Wilting Man" Estes returns to Wrigley Field today as the Rockies face the Cubs and Carlos Zambrano. It's a day game at Wrigley, and Dusty Baker will tell you Shawn can't take the heat. Of course, now that the Rockies have gone to a four man rotation with limited pitch counts, maybe Estes won't have too many problems. It should be noted that Estes, with the off-day on Monday, will be pitching with four days off. Expect a lot of swinging and missing today by the Rockies. Zambrano is striking out about 9 per 9, and the Rockies batters are tied for fourth in the NL for most strikeouts.

Another good pitching matchup in Florida as the first place Padres face the first place Marlins. Jake Peavy face Carl Pavano . Jake is pitching great, but he's not pitching deep into games. He has a 2-1 record in six starts, and if he wants to get more decisions, he's going to have to go farther than six innings. Pavano has been very effective against lefties, allowing just a .232 BA to them, although they have shown some power.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 10:11 AM | Games | TrackBack (0)
Comments

Good call, as Estes has been knocked out in the third, with the Cubs up 10-0 on 8 hits in the fourth.

Posted by: Joseph J. Finn at May 7, 2004 04:35 PM

Shawn Estes may be summering with Mike Hampton in the Hamptons soon with the decline in his pitching this season. In the last 13 innings he has given up 28 hits and 10 walks close to averaging 3 baserunners an inning which is not conducive for a low ERA. After the first two games of the season he had given up only 5 hits in first 14 innings and had a 1.29 ERA. This is what happens when major league teams pay $600,000 which is only $300,000 above minimum pay for a rookie to a pitcher who seems to be washed up even if he does have a 4-2 record. It may be best for him to retire while he still has a lifetime winning record.

Posted by: Andrew Godfrey at May 8, 2004 11:57 AM