Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Clement and December Football

Written by Bryan

As a Cub's fan, it kills me that Clement is gone. Clement was arguably the best pitcher the Cubs had last year. Possibly it could be said it was Carlos Zambrano, but Clement could have been 20-5 last year.

I hope they put some offense behind Clement, because that was the problem last year. His ERA was in the 2's, probably 3's....but had no offense behind him. I think he led the league in pitchers who lost their games 3-2. Matter of fact, most offense in those games game after Clement got pulled. He gives good innings, mixes his pitches pretty well, and is good for at least 10 games. Great pickup by Theo, and should be a good fit for the Red Sox.
What the hell was it about the weather yesterday? How many announcers and commentators made the comment about how the weather helps. Houston, Jacksonville, and San Diego all play in hot weather. So by this theory, the Bears, Packers, and Browns should have all won yesterday, how'd that go for anybody?

Most players in the NFL are originally from south of the Mason-Dixon line. They are not necessarily conditioned for the cold weather. Perhaps the only reason some people play good in cold weather is because they want to get out of the cold as quick as possible. It does not help, nor should it say that it hurts. For anyone who will give me the Bucanners stat about cold weather, please factor this..

How was their offense during those years of that statistic? Isn't it possibly that by the time they reached end of the season and especially the playoffs, they ran into teams that had tough defenses that their offense could not handle. Just a thought...

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