Sunday, September 25, 2011

A Case of the Sundays- Brian Matusz

Depending on how today's start turns out, Brian Matusz could end the season with the highest season ERA EVER for a pitcher who has made at least ten starts in a season. That's a precipitous fall for the Orioles former #1 pitching prospect.
Here's the top bottom 10 all-time, straight from the School of Roch.

1. Brian Matusz, 2011, Orioles, 1-8, 10.68 ERA, 11 starts
2. Roy Halladay, 2000, Toronto, 4-7, 10.64 ERA, 13 starts
3. Charlie Stecher, 1890, Philadelphia, 0-10, 10.32 ERA, 10 starts
4. Micah Bowie, 1999, Atlanta and Cubs, 2-7, 10.24 ERA, 11 starts
5. Aaron Myette, 2002, Texas, 2-5, 10.06 ERA, 12 starts
6. Steve Blass, 1973, Pittsburgh, 3-9, 9.85 ERA, 18 starts
7. Sean Bergman, 2000, Minnesota, 4-5, 9.66 ERA, 14 starts
8. Andy Larkin, 1998, Florida, 3-8, 9.64 ERA, 14 starts
9. Edgar Gonzalez, 2004, Arizona, 0-9, 9.32, 10 starts
10. Todd Van Poppel, 1996, Oakland and Detroit, 3-9, 9.06 ERA, 15 starts

I guess the only positive I can take out of this is that Halladay really turned his career around, so what can't Matusz do the same thing? Let's not focus on how the other eight guys turned out.

Good luck in 2012 Brian, I hope you can right the ship.

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