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Yes he DOES qualify as the the minium is 127 innings - he has 133. He currently leads the NL in ERA. Smoltz is also "only" 11-6. Whether you realize it or not - he IS a contender if not a finalist.

This analysis is a farce sans J Johnson.

Santo just said S-Word on the radio! LOL

As i'm currently watching Prior pitch vs the Twins and watched the An Reyes start on Thurs a couple ironies coime to mind... 1) Drafting Mauer (current MLB batting leader and a catcher to boot!) over Prior was an argument used for contraction when all that nonsense was being talked about how small market teams did have the $ to compete as the Twins couldn't afford to pay Prior's bonus. 2) An Reyes started Thur vs the Sox (1 hitter CG) and while at USC was thought to have better stuff but fell in the draft below Prior b/c everyone had reservations of An Reyes staying healthy. Just a couple fun facts! Now with that being said and having had to personally witness last Sunday's abomination called "Mark Prior's Return!" i will say Prior looks much better.

As i'm currently watching Prior pitch vs the Twins and watched the An Reyes start on Thurs a couple ironies coime to mind... 1) Drafting Mauer over Prior was an argument used for contraction when all that nonsense was being talked about how small market teams did have the $ to compete as the Twins couldn't afford to pay Prior's bonus. 2) An Reyes started Thur vs the Sox and while at USC was thought to have better stuff but fell in the draft b/c everyone had reservations of An Reyes staying healthy. Just a couple fun facts! Now with that being said and having had to personally witness last Sunday's abomination called "Mark Prior's Return!" i will say Prior looks much better.

Pettitte plays for the ASTROS.

I just turned on the game - can someone please recap what happened?

Yeah, that is why i scratched my head. I can understand this if there is day Cubs or Sox game but i was near a TV today and turned to ESPN to see Pujols at bat (yes, i watch ALL baseball) and ESPNews was on??? I don't understand as i am in Chicago - Cubs/Sox country!

Oh thanks - this seems to happen every so often. My next question would be - why is a Col/StL game on Comcast in Chicago??? Isn't Comcast usually just local teams?

Anyone have any idea why the game is not on ESPN in Chicago today?

Yeah, the "Sergio Mitre Experience" is coming back to reality lately too. I can't imagine Koronka will keep this up in Texas of all places.

It's smoke and mirrors. Are you being serious? I'll admit i don't know much about him and never saw him pitch. However, the last time i had really good/close seats in Wrigley was 2004 and i saw Hill quite a bit and i remember my intialy impression from the first game was he only had that curve that one major league hitters realized he didn't have much else they would be able to sit back on it and kill it. What kind of LP is Koronka? What does he throw?

Is this guy for real? He is now 4-1 with a 3.65 for Texas???!!! Please tell me this is smoke and mirrors.

Marshall has a no hitter going!

Um, are serious? Do you not pay attention to baseball? You pick Prior as your ace and you get what is coming to you. LOL