Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 22, 2007
Semi Colon

Bartolo Colon returned to the majors last night, and allowed just one run over seven innings. 6-4-2 has more:

Despite giving up one run and seven hits, Bart actually looked pretty solid. That's not to say that he'll look anywhere near this good against real teams; the absence of strikeouts is a concern. Maybe that's not a surprise, because his velocity is likely gone for good:
"My goal all along was to pitch in April. I worked really hard to get back here, and I want to thank my teammates for all the runs they gave me tonight," Colon said. "I know the days of throwing 99, 100 miles per hour are over for me, but my mind is stronger."

Though the stadium radar gun was turned off, the radio announcers said he threw up to 95 MPH. I'll take Saturday's game as a positive sign.

The bullpen came close to blowing the game, allowing five run in the eighth inning, but the Angels held on for a 7-6 win, the first of the year for Bartolo.

Update: Given that Seattle is scoring 4.85 runs per game and the Angels are scoring 3.47 per game, saying Seattle isn't a real team is a bit unfair.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:56 AM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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6-4-2 is quite correct that the M's aren't a real team. However, you are also correct that the offense isn't the reason. The #$%&*#@!! starting rotation (outside of the injured Felix) is what separates the M's from being a true MLB team. Curiously, the once-mighty Yankees may also be trending in the same direction....

Posted by: beckya57 at April 22, 2007 03:38 PM

The previous comment should not be interpreted as indicating that the Seattle offense is good. It isn't. It's just that the overwhelming awfulness of the rotation makes the offensive problems pale in comparison.

Posted by: beckya57 at April 23, 2007 12:51 AM
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