Not that you should run around hitting babies, mind you. Sure, sometimes they deserve it, but it doesn't make it right. Anyway, Darren Oliver isn't exactly having a great time as a member of the Los Angeles Angels. Last season in New York with the Mets, Oliver went 4-1 with a 3.44 ERA as a member of one of the best pens in the NL. He signed a one-year deal with the Angels, and he's not holding up his end of the bargain so far.
[The Angels] signed Darren Oliver to a one-year, $1.75-million deal last winter after the veteran went 4-1 with a 3.44 ERA in 45 games for the Mets last season, but Oliver has an 18.90 ERA in seven games so far, and opponents are batting .529 against him in 3 1/3 innings..529!? Is he throwing underhand?
Oliver pitched six times in the first two weeks, but his rocky outing Saturday, when he gave up three runs and three hits and retired one batter, was his first appearance since April 14.
"Like most relievers, he needs regular work," Scioscia said. "I thought his stuff looked good [Saturday]. Some hits fell in, but I think he's going to be fine."
See, this is why if I ever have a son, I'm going to tie his right arm behind his back. I'm going to make sure he grows up to be left handed, and then all I have to do is teach him to throw. No matter how bad you suck, if you can throw a strike occasionally as a lefty, there will always be a job for you in baseball.
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4-23-2007 @ 2:26PM
Matt W. said...
Sometimes the underhand pitch is the hardest to hit. Haven't you ever seen "Rookie of the Year?"
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