As Seen on TV

How sick was it that I tuned in to the Cardinals Mets tilt in the 12th inning of a 0-0 game and the Mets had one hit?  Cue up Uecker.

Did you see who started that game for the Cards?  Jaime Garcia.  I know it is a small sample, but Garcia is 1-0 with 10 K in 13 IP and has an .069 ERA and 0.77 WHIP in two starts.  This guy was a legit prospect before his Tommy John, plus the Cardinals always work magic with the staff.

In the same series, Oliver Perez, for one night, earned some of his money.  Through one good and one bad start his WHIP is 1.25.  That's the stat to watch for Perez.

Got to see some of Ubaldo last night.  Nasty stuff, just nasty.  I hope his arm holds up, though if it doesn't it will make me look smarter.

Brett Anderson pitches today.  He's got a zero ERA through two starts.

I'm not sold at all on Francoeur and his .381 BA, but he's been streaky before.  May as well ride him while he's cookin'.  Ditto on Casey McGehee and Jose Guillen, BTW.

Phil Hughes made his first start this week, and while he did need a lot of pitches to get through 5+ (five walks), he did strike out six and get a win against the Angels in Yankee Stadium.

It's April 18 and your NL ERA leaders are.....?  Anyone?  Livan Hernandez, Brad Penny and Carlos Silva!

For all the hype about Elvis Andrus' speed in 2010, he has just one SB, meanwhile Rajai Davis, another preseason speed fave, has seven and is leading the majors.  That's Ricky being Ricky.

Brandon Wood looks lost at the dish.  The ABs he takes are just awful.  I think he's on the 4A all-star squad.

Still waiting for a huge group of stars to start hitting.  Sizemore, Dunn, A-Rod, Bay, Lee, Markakis, Hamilton and many others are stuck in neutral.  I expect to see all of them get it in to gear shortly.  Don't make the mistake of leaving them on the bench due to two poor weeks.

Cheers,
TFAM