Comments on: Better late than never http://umpbump.com/press/2008/09/06/better-late-than-never/ In-your-face baseball commentary Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: melissa http://umpbump.com/press/2008/09/06/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-56631 melissa Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:45:57 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2898#comment-56631 Myers has been absolutely sensational of late but can you expect him to continue at this high level? Looking at his performance this season on the whole one would have to say no. His recent performance doesn't change the fact that the Phillies could still have used more bullpen help at the trade deadline, other than Lidge they are very weak. It may not make a difference if they get to the playoffs but if they don't make it to the playoffs it will most likely be a main reason why. It also seems a bit of a stretch to put Myers in the same class as the other pitchers you mentioned in your post. Does Hamels paired with Myers make the Phillies favored over any of the other top teams in the NL? Arizona has Webb and Haren, the Cubs have Dempster, Zambrano, and Harden, the Brewers can throw Sabathia and Sheets at you. I don't think Myers is of the same caliber as these other pitchers if you look at his season as a whole. He has been on a hot streak lately but he probably won't continue to pitch at this level for 2 more months. If Myers comes back to earth and pitches the way he has on average throughout his career the Phillies aren't as strong at the top of the rotation as the other NL contenders. Myers has been absolutely sensational of late but can you expect him to continue at this high level? Looking at his performance this season on the whole one would have to say no. His recent performance doesn’t change the fact that the Phillies could still have used more bullpen help at the trade deadline, other than Lidge they are very weak. It may not make a difference if they get to the playoffs but if they don’t make it to the playoffs it will most likely be a main reason why.

It also seems a bit of a stretch to put Myers in the same class as the other pitchers you mentioned in your post. Does Hamels paired with Myers make the Phillies favored over any of the other top teams in the NL? Arizona has Webb and Haren, the Cubs have Dempster, Zambrano, and Harden, the Brewers can throw Sabathia and Sheets at you. I don’t think Myers is of the same caliber as these other pitchers if you look at his season as a whole. He has been on a hot streak lately but he probably won’t continue to pitch at this level for 2 more months. If Myers comes back to earth and pitches the way he has on average throughout his career the Phillies aren’t as strong at the top of the rotation as the other NL contenders.

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]]> By: amanda http://umpbump.com/press/2008/09/06/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-56630 amanda Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:59:46 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2898#comment-56630 Brett Myers has been awesome since the ASB. Hopefully he can keep it up. Brett Myers has been awesome since the ASB. Hopefully he can keep it up.

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