Johnson was a true freak of nature. Because of his height he did not have to put the same physical effort into his pitching. Most guys could not do this effectively. But you could probably get a batter or two out of Cole.
Not sure that there has ever been anything like it. Not just a blip or two but pitch after pitch after pitch...
Bad calls can be rationalized by acknowledging human error is a part of officiating baseball, but that was just unexplainable. That was forgetting what a strikezone is. I wish bobby put the game on protest.
I do not believe in conspiracy theories, and generaly laugh them off, but that game was fixed. Nothing else explains the difference between Gregg's strike zone for Hernandez and Maddux. Whatever Gregg got paid, I hope it was worth it. It ended his career, and he is now considered one of the worst umpires in the history of the game.
Scherzer is starting for the Nats. He couldn't even lift his throwing arm a few days ago and was not available to pitch out of the bullpen last night. I am not sure how this is a good thing for the Nats, but the way that this series has gone, he will probably pitch a complete game shutout. :biggrin:
