It's unfortunate he's having them in the middle of the wild card chase, but this will help him be a better pitcher next year.  

But, it seems like most of the "experts" on evaluating kids says Joba is going to be better.

I know Keith Law and others subscribe to this theory.

I remember watching Greg Maddux in Chicago his rookie season and he got lit up all the time.

Hughes will get better the more he pitches because he's also not going to face many elite teams in September.

Clemens is Clemens.  He has a stinker once in awhile, but he's solid more often that not.

I guess I'm a "glass is half full" type of guy with this team because their success the last decade.  

You, on the other hand, have always seemed like a glass is full of a "prison cocktail" (blood/urine/feces) type of guy.

Just my observation over the past two years I've been visiting/moderating PA.

I just think people often seem too reactionary when this team loses.

However, it's hard to blame the losses in April on the season because of all the injuries they sustained in the rotation.

This team had so many rookies pitching games that had no business being here but it was out of necessity because of injuries and ineffectiveness (Igawa).

Although, I might take issue with the "too cheap" part.  I had a problem with identity theft last year because of info some asshole got from a credit card.

For that reason, I'm holding off on getting another one for awhile until I really need it.

And it's the idiot George King that Olney is getting the info from, thus rendering it worthless.

ETVal's post was better than yours.