He can't be worse than Boston's Derek Lowe. All that guy has done this year is lead the majors in most losses in relief with 10. This after having a 42 save season the year before.
Come on!! Mike went through a long period there where he didn't give up a run after he gave up all those runs in Pittsburgh. He gave up one run in roughly his last 5 outings. Give him a break. If the offense could muster more than 2 runs and 3 runs against the freaking Brew Crew, it wouldn't be an issue.
Prior to this game Jackson had pitched 13 innings in 10 appearances without allowing a run. This was a team loss: 1. Barker (AGAIN) getting thrown out trying to steal in the 9th. 2. Lugo (AGAIN) getting thrown out trying to steal 3rd on a pitch where Bagwell walked. 3. Alou hitting into a double play with runners on 1st and 3rd and one out. Lack of overall hitting.
I feel sorry for Mike Jackson. He seems to have a bit of Derek Loweism in him - the ability to actually pitch quite decently, but screw up in situations where he'll get blamed. Not a bad pitcher, but a lot of bad luck.
<B>I feel sorry for Mike Jackson. He seems to have a bit of Derek Loweism in him - the ability to actually pitch quite decently, but screw up in situations where he'll get blamed. </B> He also pretty much only pitches in close games now, so he's always in that no-win situation. With Dotel & Wagner, we have been spoiled to basically expect a 0.00 ERA all the time in the late innings. Jackson will do that most of the time, but isn't a Dotel, so he looks like he sucks. One monstrous blowup in Pittsburgh didn't help either.
Shanna: He has 4 blown saves and 4 saves with a 4.32 ERA. That's what I call bad luck, aka Derek Loweism . Usually that sort of ERA will net a much better ratio.
Oh well, no hard feelings for Jackson. Cubs lose today and the astros win. So Jackson got lucky. Wade Miller pitched one hell of a game. He is the best pitcher on this team imo.
The Blown Save and the Hold are 2 relatively bad stats. Look at today's Twins game. They were winning 4-0 in the 9th. With 2 on and 0 out, Todd Jones relieved and gave up a HR, single and double and was then relieved. Since it was still 4-3 when he left (he did get 1 out), he was credited with a hold. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Guardado gave up a SF and then got the last out. Since the tying run scored while Guardado was pitching, he gets a blown save, even thought the run was charged to Jones. Jones DOESN'T get a blown save, because the Twins were still ahead when he left the game. It is obvious which pitcher had the better outing, but Jones gets a positive stat (hold) and Guardado gets a negative stat (blown save). Guardado did end up with the win after the Twins won in the bottom of the 9th, but to get a blown save it that situation is a bit ridiculous.
I dont know about redding. Im not sure about his pitching. I like the threesome better. I dont like ur gang bang idea.
You're right. Redding had a high era. But, someone wrote that he was a Kevin Brown starter kit, and I agree. He has a very serious demeanor and EXCELLENT stuff. This guy will be good. All he needs to do is get ahead of the hitters.
