Garland

[LALion]

Any Jon Garland fans out there? I've been waiting for this guy to turn the corner for about 4 years now. I've seen him look really good, but he's too inconsistent, and that ERA would make him feel at home on the Angels squad.

[Sxy Mofo]

I've always liked him, but like you said, too inconsistent. Hopefully being in the fifth spot in the rotation will ease some of his nerves.

[Jiddy78]

Clean cut white boy who needs a little something called "spunk"...Seeing that we got him from the Cubs, I expected very little from him from the get-go...So to me, he's a great success...Perception is everything though...

[LALion]

I'm biased. My son went to the same high school, and played ball there two years after Garland, so Jon is something of a local hero. Garrett Anderson went to the same school. GA attended an alumni game here a few years ago. It was a blast to see him go down swinging on a curveball that might have been moving 55 miles an hour.

[moochpuppy]

Best 5th man in the league.

[Jiddy78]

Best 5th man in the league.

I like a few others as well:

Ismael Valdes, Florida
Jaret Wright, NYY
Wade Miller/Bronson Arroyo, Boston
Glendon Rusch, Cubs
Pete Munro, Houston
Jeff Suppan, Cardinals


Notice something about them all? Playoff contenders... 4/6 in playoffs last year...Other 2 pretty darn good...record wise, at least...The Cubs actually "being good" is something I refuse to accept as "reality" though...

Of course, this is also because these teams (exception: Marlins) spend a lot of money...well whattaya know.... :rolleyes:

[LALion]

I like a few others as well:

Ismael Valdes, Florida
Jaret Wright, NYY
Wade Miller/Bronson Arroyo, Boston
Glendon Rusch, Cubs
Pete Munro, Houston
Jeff Suppan, Cardinals


Notice something about them all? Playoff contenders... 4/6 in playoffs last year...Other 2 pretty darn good...record wise, at least...The Cubs actually "being good" is something I refuse to accept as "reality" though...

Of course, this is also because these teams (exception: Marlins) spend a lot of money...well whattaya know.... :rolleyes:
A good list, except I. Valdes, a wimp and a crybaby if ever I've seen one. He whimpered when he was in LA, and hasn't stopped since.

[LALion]

But who know, Garland could be this year's Drew Brees and turn into a 20 game winner....Stranger things have happened.