re: Dodgers or Cardinals, who is the team to beat in the NL

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granted not quite as good a pitcher overall as Jaime I would argue as well.

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there is the homer aspect again...

Idk what that means, but Leake's current ERA is lower than Wood's.

Again, 3.52 > 3.54

I never said the ERA was better. I said it was comparable. Because before today, alexs was slightly better, now Mikes is slightly better. That's what we call comparable

Sure, until you factor in Leake pitched in the 2nd highest Park Factor in the Majors while Wood pitched Turner Field middle of the pack with quite a large gap between them.

Then it's not so close.

Wood's 1.41 WHIP at GAB would have been far more disastrous.

Leake will have a better final 2 months than Wood.

You'll see in time.

Wtf does any of that have to do with this year?

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Forget the past, it does not matter in the present....

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Post stats on washed up pitcher from years ago.


I understand why you defect away from your OP in this situation, since as I said, Garcia is a much much better pitcher.

Defect away.

I will become a Cardinals fan if Garcia is better from today on out vs Latos. If Latos is better you have to become a Dodgers fan. All this means is picking avatar/signature to represent each team.

Just to be clear



Jaime Garcia: 1.98 ERA, 3.24 FIP, 3.12 xFIP, .227 BABIP

Mat Latos: 4.29 ERA, 3.35 FIP, 3.64 xFIP, .289 BABIP

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I will become a Cardinals fan

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Dear god no, there is nothing good in that for me or Cardinal Nation. How about you become a Rays fan instead? Or for non division purposes, a Padres fan? Those would be much funner.

I feel like that would be taking candy from a kid easy, I'd rather stick with Leake over Wood final 2 months, you att least have a shot there.

and Vegas gave you the best odds to win the series last year

Giants are still 2.5 back

Of course they are projected to win. They are paper champions

They won 90+ games last year and were projected to win it all

Giants are still 2.5 back. Go win something

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Pirates is correct but Burnett sounds done

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some interesting quotes from him today. Basically he says it's his swan song, he's not getting surgery, he's wants to get the pain to a manageable level and go out pitching -- even at a painful, diminished capacity.

i certainly admire the competitor in him, i just hope in practice he can be effective w/ whatever his injury is. it sounds like he's been playing through it for quite a while now.