Monday, October 24, 2011

Holland Dominates

If any of you watched yesterday's World Series game you probably noticed the fine pitching performance by Rangers pitcher Derek Holland. He went 8.1 innings, striking out 7 while shutting out the Cardinals to even the series at 2-2. And he's left handed! It made me think of how patience with the young talent can go a long way. Back in 2009, Holland had a 8-13 record with a 6.12 ERA for the Rangers. A couple years later, he's locking down a pivotal game in the world series. Dellin Betances made 2 appearances for the Yankees this year pitching 2.2 innings, walking 6 and allowing 2 runs. Not a particularly inspiring debut, but its such a small sample that not much can be drawn from it. The point is, it's not looking like we're going to sign our way to a respectable rotation. We need to grow our own talent, and a guy like Holland shows what the payout could be. The Rangers entire world series rotation not to mention their closer are homegrown talents.

4 comments:

Rich Mahogany said...

This is the first time anyone wrote that headline in an article that wasn't about soccer or tulips.

Fernando Alejandro said...

Hahaha you might be right!

Uncle Mike said...

But to go with Rich's point, let's see him convert a penalty kick!

Rich Mahogany said...

With its great offensive and pitching performance, some might say this World Series has something for everyone. I say those people are fools. This World Series is missing the hijinx of a player with an alter ego who comments on the game as that alter ego. We can call that alter ego "Bert DuJour." Each day, the headline would be "What does Bert DuJour think about yesterday's thrilling World Series contest? Read more and you'll find out!" And then there would be all kinds of outrageous and irreverant observations from Bert, like "Hey C.J. Wilson, your beard is weird, hahahaa." Man, that Bert DuJour is funny.