Some entirely misleading statistics from the first week of the season:
- Brad Wilkerson is on pace collect 486 base hits.
- 73 homers? Dmitri Young should hit 162 of them this year, one for every game.
- Joe Randa, a guy I didn’t know was still in baseball, is on fire: he’s projected to collect a total of 378 RBI this season.
- Strikeout king: if Pedro stays healthy, he should pick up 648 strikeouts.
- And despite what Yankees fans may think, the pitcher who’s had the worst day of the season is not Mariano Rivera (ERA 10.80); that dubious honor goes to Seth McClung, who in his only appearance this year gave up four hits, five runs, and two walks while only recording one out for an ERA of 135.00 and getting the loss. To be fair, though, this was his first appearance since elbow surgery two years ago…
- Future Hall of Famer John Smoltz isn’t doing so well either, with the very un-hall-of-fame ERA of 32.40 after one start; it was a game where he gave up more runs than outs.
I should point out that I’m still selling Reversed The Curse T-shirts, mugs, and stuff for all you Red Sox fans out there…
Let's not forget the Mets' Braden Looper, who on Opening Day gave up three runs and recorded no outs. Therefore, his ERA is currently infinite.
Finally, someone else that (apparently) loves baseball. It only took a thousand miles and a new yorker of all things.
THis is my favorite time of year.