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Monday, January 29th, 2007
6:46 pm	Today's fuckstick There are times in my life when I think to myself, “Diesel, it’s time to scrap the bitterness. Maybe you need to find your spirit.” Those are the times I spend a couple of days doing my best to smile at every old lady I see, refrain from rape jokes and not gun the GTI when there’s a pigeon in the road. For a short time, this makes me feel better. Then, out of nowhere, a horrible piece of sports writing will appear on my computer monitor while I’m putting a hurting on some chicken lo mien, and I immediately go back to being an asshole. I wish I could say this stuff was cathartic, but the truth is I just fucking hate Phil Rogers so much, I wish I could sodomize him with a dirty toilet brush. And not gently, like that usually implies.Here is the latest justification for his impending, unsanitary colonoscopy:Gentlemen, start your checkbooks.You’re a funny man, Phil. Heh. It’s funny, because it’s like “start your engines,” only with checkbooks instead, since owners are going to be using checkbooks to pay for free agent contracts. Heh.There's only one problem with the gaudy numbers that Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Lee traditionally put up: They are guaranteed to lead to big contracts but do not necessarily translate into victories.Along with Alfonso Soriano, these are the biggest bats on the market, and it figures someone will pay them accordingly (Lee appears headed to the Houston Astros; Ramirez possibly to the Los Angeles Angels). But for all their thunder, Lee and Ramirez have combined for only 55 at-bats in the playoffs (and a .218 average), generally playing on also-ran teams. Their teams were a combined 147-176 last year. Lee did not deliver when he was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Texas Rangers at the July deadline, and Ramirez disappeared when the Chicago Cubs needed him to step up while Derrek Lee was sidelined. One scout says the saying about lies, damn lies and statistics applies to free agency. "You can take any stat, I believe, and damn near make any point you choose with it," he said. We’ll ignore the dangling participle in the second graph, and get right to the stupid, unfounded meat of Rogers’ argument. According to idiots like Rogers and his scout friend, who I really think is either the equally-offensive Jerry Crasnick or simply Rogers himself pantomiming Jerry Lewis in his head, individual numbers are useless unless those numbers came while a player was in the midst of a pennant race. This is dumb.Here is what Rogers could say if he was interested in being right: Lee, Soriano, and Ramirez are all good hitters. But none of them are great hitters, because they don’t get on base enough. Ramirez’s 2006 OBP: .352 (50 BB in 660 PA)League average at 3B: .354Lee’s 2006 OBP: .355 (58 BB in 695 PA)Soriano’s 2006 OBP: .351 (67 BB in 728 PA)League average in LF: .359 (AL was .347, for those who are curious)So, while all will put up gaudy power numbers, on the whole they actually cost your team outs against the league average. Is that what you want to be paying north of $10 million a year for? Maybe not. But, of course, the real problem with all three is that their teams didn’t win enough. But, I promise, if any of them had been Eckstein, the Cubs, Brewers, Rangers and Nationals would have all won the World Series at the same time.Jeff Suppan deserves a big contract. After all, he's the poor man's Greg Maddux, making 30-plus starts eight years in a row, and he's never been compensated accordingly. He earned a total of only $9 million from the St. Louis Cardinals while going 47-29 the last three years, including three wins in the playoffs. But there's nothing special about his stuff, and he's coming off a season when his ERA jumped from 3.57 to 4.12.Huh? Since when did making more than 30 starts become the baseline for Greg Maddux comparisons? Did Jeff fucking Suppan just get compared to a guy who is considered by some to be one of the 10 best pitchers of all-time? Greg Maddux career ERA: 3.07Jeff Suppan career ERA (I shit you not): 4.60Daniel Cabrera compares more favorably to Sandy Koufax than Suppan does to Maddux. I think Phil Rogers is sleeping with Jeff Suppan.Roger Clemens, who says he hasn't even thought about whether he wants to pitch in 2007 -- yeah, right -- took home $664,858 per start for his abbreviated season with the Astros this season, and he's not getting younger. The plan was for him to be fresh for the postseason, but Houston finished 1½ games behind St. Louis in the woeful NL Central. Houston was 9-10 in Clemens' starts, a quirky fact that belies his 2.30 ERA.Quirky? Gilbert Arenas is quirky. That statistic is absolute proof that wins and losses are a completely meaningless statistic. Or, did Roger Clemens “just pitch well enough to lose?” Because, I swear, if you had said that, I would have switched out the toiled brush for a spiked bat.Kip Wells, the quintessential 30-start guy when he's healthy, was shut down for foot surgery shortly after being traded from Pittsburgh to Texas last season.This is probably my favorite part of the whole article. You know how many pitchers started 30 or more games last season? Roughly 70 (sorry, can’t find the exact stat, but this is pretty close). So, Kip Well’s claim to fame is that – when healthy! – he will be able to do something that only 70 or so other pitchers in the major leagues can do. Rogers makes no mention of whether or not you’d really want Wells starting 30 games for your team, because that would require actual qualitative analysis. Also, because I can’t resist: John F. Kennedy is the quintessential two-term president when his head isn’t getting blown off. Kirstie Alley is the quintessential supermodel when she’s not laying waste to a Chinese Buffet. Patrick Roy is the quintessential family man when he’s not beating his wife to within an inch of her life. Bill McCartney is the quintessential role model when his daughter isn’t sucking down chocolate like Daddy-O’s. Colorado is the quintessential intercollegiate model when its coaches aren’t implicitly endorsing rape. Loren Wade is the quintessential college running back when he’s not capping teammates. I could go on like this forever.There’s more, but I really do need to work sometime today. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
5:36 pm	Black Friday Tidbits - 11/24/06 Well, Thanksgiving is over. Hope you got your fill of turkey and other goodies. Today is known as Black Friday because it's one of the biggest shopping days of the year. In actuality, it's must closer to Christmas as many of us procrastinate until the last minute. Well, in between shopping and turkey leftovers, I hope you have a little room for your weekly helping of tidbits. In honor of the shopping day, I'll do the tidbits QVC style. First up we have Larry Johnson. He is listed at $99.99. Such a bargain for the NFL rushing leader with 1202 yards (1551 total) and 15 combined scores. It's amazing that such a spectacular season is flying under the radar. That' because LaDainian Tomlinson has 23 combined touchdowns already (14 his past four games). Next up is Tony Romo. He was originally found in the bargain racks, but after polishing him off, he is proving to be a gem. His 306 yard, 5 TD performance on Turkey Day will undoubtedly add to his luster. He has averaged 281 yards his past four games while sporting a 9 to 1 TD/INT ratio. It does make you wonder why he wasn't turned to earlier. His value is bound to rise (especially with the rumors he's dating Jessica Simpson), so waste no time getting your Romo for $34. Joey Harrington was found in the dollar menu for most of his career, and now finds himself leading the Dolphins to four straight wins. He returned to the town he was ran out of and delivered an impressive three touchdown performance. Lions fans were booing and mocking him. Did they not realize their team is still AWFUL? Good for Joey. He can be yours for $12. Last week featured a lot of heartaches. The 1972 Dolphins popped their champagne last week as the Cowboys handed the Colts their first loss of the year. You can have a bottle of that champagne for $20. Call now before the supplies run out. You can have a case of Chunky's Soup deliverd to your home for $20 plus S & H. I'll have to warn you, you could find yourself injured like Donovan McNabb (Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner, Big Ben, Brian Urlacher, and Michael Strahan are other victims of the Curse). Perhaps LaMont Jordan, Kevin Jones, and Marques Colston also had it as their pregame meals last week. What can only be labeled as tragic, Philadelphia Eagle Andre Waters took his own life on Monday. The hard hitting DB was one of my favorite Eagles. Now we'll go to our baseball items. Take a look at these shiny MVP awards. The first one belongs to 2nd year phenom Ryan Howard. He shrugged off the notion of a Sophomore Slump by following up his Rookie of the Year season with 58 home runs and the NL MVP. Justin Morneau has become the topic of debate for baseball fans all over the country with his upset win over Derek Jeter in the AL MVP. You can have your replica MVP awards for $50 each or $80 for the set. A few baseball stars have come off the market with the Cubs signing Alfonso Soriano to a $136 million dollar deal. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California, United States, North America, Earth signed Gary Matthews away from Texas for $50 million. Juan Pierre won't be welcoming Soriano to the outfield he roamed as he moved out west to the Dodgers for a cool $44 million. You can bid on Carlos Lee, but it's going to cost you a pretty penny in this silent auction. The NBA is featuring two executive sales. Isiah Thomas and Kevin McHale were Hall of Fame players. They have become Hall of Shame execs though. New York is off to a 4-9 start with Isiah coaching the garbage he assembled. Minnesota has the 2nd worst record in the Western Conference (Memphis is worse, but only because Gasol got hurt in Internation Play). You can have a 2-1 special on these two for $5. They were originally marked at $100 each so this is a real bargain. Hurry up and call. At these prices they can't last long. Jerry Sloan is listed at $40. He always seems to slip under the radar. However, his 11-1 start with the Jazz has to earn him plenty of praise. This time Karl Malone and John Stockton aren't around to get the credit. The Spurs (10-2) and Lakers (8-3) are challenging them for the NBA's elite. Carmelo Anthony doesn't mind the new NBA basketball, which you can order now for $99. Call in the next 15 minutes and we'll throw in free S & H. Carmelo leads the league with a 31 pts/gm scoring average. Dwight Howard leads with 13.8 rbs/gm, and Steve Nash leads with 10.9 assists/gm. The NHL did some holiday collections this week from Capitals Coach Glen Hanlon ($30K) and Thrasher Coach Bob Hartley ($10K) for a fight between the clubs. Donald Brashear and Brian Sutherby of the Capitals and Scott Mellanby of the Thrashers were suspended for their involvement. Teemu Selanne scored his 500th goal this week. In an NHL special we're selling team t-shirts a dollar per point. Buffalo is leading the way and you can have their shirt for $37. Anaheim ($36), San Jose ($32), Dallas ($30), and Nashville ($30) round out the top five. Columbus ($12), Philadelphia ($13), Phoenix ($14), and St. Louis ($15) are the best bargains. We're also featuring Jaromir Jagr hair extenders for $15. He leads the league with 34 points. Rod Brind'Amour (32), and Marian Hossa (31) are right behind. Brendan Shanahan leads the league in goals with 17 while Jagr leads with 23 assists. Ray Emery is your GAA leader at 2.01. Dominik Hasek trails at 2.06. Evengi Malkin leads rookies with 20 points. He's only played in 16 games, which makes it that much more impressive. The Penguins and the Metallurg Magnitogorsk are still fighting over his rights and retribution. Last week was the epic Ohio State-Michigan battle. You can buy a DVD of the instant classic for $15. There is bonus coverage of the past five meetings. Act now and we'll throw in a highlight DVD of Cincinnati's upset of #7 Rutgers, #19 Virginia Tech's upset of #14 Wake Forest, and #4 USC's defeat of #17 Cal. For $50, $75, or $100 you can order college football food packages for the quality games this weekend: #3 USC vs. #6 Notre Dame, #5 Arkansas vs. #9 LSU, or #11 Texas vs. 8-3 Texas A & M. In case you missed it between turkey, stuffing, and the NFL, Miami knocked off #18 Boston College yesterday. Gonzaga knocked off #2 North Carolina. They will face Butler, fresh off an upset of #22 Tennessee in the NIT Season Tip-Off. For $20,000 you can have Adam Morrison watch the game with you. Another $5000, and the mustache will come along. UCLA defeated Georgia Tech to take the Maui Invitational. Call now for half price pineapples and poi. Upsets of the past week: #25 Creigton lost to Nebraska, #8 Georgetown lost to Old Dominion, #8 Duke lost to #17 Marquette, and #19 Georgia Tech knocked off #11 Memphis. That concludes the Tidbits. As always, feel free to add any stories you liked this week in sports or discuss any of the stories I mentioned. Thanks again for supporting my blog. (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
1:12 pm	xmmlbchat.blogspot.com :: Steve Lyons dimissed by FOX TV for ... </div> (Comment on this)
Friday, September 29th, 2006
7:43 am	7 thrown out tonight in Arlington v Angels Ejections</b>Texas Rangers pitcher Scott Feldman ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook. (9th); Los Angeles Angels Manager Mike Scioscia ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook. (8th); Los Angeles Angels Bench Coach Ron Roenicke ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook. (8th); Texas Rangers Manager Buck Showalter ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook. (9th); Los Angeles Angels pitcher Kevin Gregg ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook. (8th); Los Angeles Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook. (9th); Los Angeles Angels pitcher Brendan Donnelly ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook. (8th).</p> (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
6:36 pm	MLB standings with Rowdy's radical realignment Maholm and Milton at six. (Comment on this)
Friday, August 18th, 2006
11:40 am	Doin' the Happy Dance Well, it wasn't pretty at times (in fact most of the time with the exception being Friday) but the Red Sox just swept the Baltimore Orioles. It may have not been the prettiest victories, but I think we will all take what we can get at this point. The Good: David Wells gave us a good outing Friday night... finally. Doug Mirabelli hit two home runs this series, one in each game he played and he's had three total in his last three starts (now I'm starting not to look like a complete idiot when I yell "Dougie's goin' deep" at the computer when he comes up to bat), and he's joined the 0.200 club. Welcome Dougie! Mike Lowell is just fuckin' awesome (no explanation needed). There was just a lot of good offense in this series (wish I could say the same with most of the pitching, more on that below)... The Yankees dropped two out of three to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (still by far the dumbest name in all of sports, at least the Anaheim Mighty Ducks dropped the "Mighty" from their name and didn't tack anything else back on) allowing the Red Sox to gain a couple of games in the AL East standings. The Toronto Blue Jays took three out of four from the Minnesota Twins. Alex "E-Rod" Rodriguez has about half the number of errors the Red Sox have combined as a team ("E-Rod has 20 total, the Red Sox have 41 or 42 total as of today, I believe). The Bad: The pitching worries me... a lot. Note to Theo: The Jason Johnson project just isn't working. Jon Lester just isn't as sharp as he was in his first games as a starting pitcher. The bullpen scares the shit out of me. Papelbon just hasn't been as sharp since Varitek's been out. He needs his binky back, just like Tim Wakefield needed his binky back (and he got Mirabelli back eventually). Speaking of Wakefield, anybody happen to have an update on him? Just curious... Manny Ramirez's hitting streak ended today at 27 games (One thing about that, was it just me or did Man Ram not get the attention that Chase Utley got with his hitting streak? Chase Utley was the "breaking news" on ESPN every single night during his streak). In no way did the Detroit Tigers help in the Wild Card standings by getting swept by the Chicago White Sox. And I'm just going to stick this here for the hell of it because I love my grandma, but she is just in total state of disarray over her St. Louis Cardinals. When the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in the 2004 World Series, she was so happy for the Red Sox and their fans because she knows how long we've been waiting. Seriously, if the Red Sox can't win it all, I want to see her team win it all. She's been following the Cardinals for some time now, and I just want her to watch her team take it all if I can't watch the Red Sox do it. Now I could go on and on, but I just took a look at the upcoming schedule, and I just realized I need to run to the liquor store for some Smirnoff Triple Black to get me through the next week or so. Let's see... there's 3 home games against the Tigers who are probably pissed off now that they were swept by the White Sox, there's 5 home games against the mofo Yankees. Then comes a west coast road trip. I hate west coast road trips. I can't stay up for them. I need my beauty rest or you don't wanna know me the next morning. I think I'll just concentrate on the next week or so for now... Off to the liquor store! (Comment on this)
Friday, August 11th, 2006
10:59 am	Tribe 14, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2 I know I'll offend the purists of Anaheim in the audience, but I love being on the winning end of a blowout of Anaheim. It was nice to see Cliff Lee of Anaheim get his first solid outing in a month, and a grand slam by the birthday boy of Anaheim made it a very enjoyable afternoon of Anaheim overall. Currently, the Detroit Tigers of Anaheim are losing to the Boston Red Sox of Anaheim 1-0, and the Texas Rangers of Anaheim are beating the Chicago White Sox of Anaheim 2-1. It's early, but keep your fingers crossed-- the Cleveland Indians of Anaheim could make up some ground in the AL Central of Anaheim. (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
6:00 pm	Game 101: Reality entering my baseball world Final Score: Boston Red Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8I wish that rain delay went a little longer. Like 5 hours longer. After two hours of waiting, the rain finally let up and the tarp on the field followed. Lester started sharp (including a patented escape artist 5th) but really fell apart in the 7th when he gave up 4 earned and Delcarmen followed with 2 of his own. Nice guys. You really made that wait worthwhile. The bats were not represented very well in this game either. Seven scattered hits made it possible for the Angels of Wherever to gain a big lead and then ZZ Flop came in to clean up this mess. Let me tell you, Fenway cleared out QUICK. Sox threatened with 2 outs in the 9th but Ortiz struck out to end it. Brutal stuff. Didn’t somebody tell them we need these wins? That crew in New York doesn’t seem to be going away. Anyway, I wish I had a better game to do this with… but Eric and I won’t be around for a while. One of us is getting married this weekend (not me) and we both kinda HAVE to be in attendance (him more than me). Once we return I will take up the posting duties while he enjoys his new bride and their honeymoon. Congrats my friend. Try not to trip or say something dumb during the nuptials and I will try not to scratch myself too much in that rented tux… no promises. Drop a line in the comments to wish the happy couple some luck. I’ll be back on Tuesday with a weekend recap. Till then: Go Eric and Nikki… and GO SOX. (Comment on this)
Monday, July 31st, 2006
9:58 pm	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim lose third straight The Angels of Anaheim are two games out of third place after dropping their second straight to Kansas City and their third straight. Still, that's not bad after winning fourteen out of fifteen games to start the month and climbing from seven games out of first place. Errors and poor pitching is what did it, but hopefully the Angels can return to their winning ways before anything horrid can happen. Part of their resurgence is due to their lead-off hitter, Chone Figgins, hitting .361 in July (after only hitting .253 in June) which is key because of the speed he represents. The series with the Royals is a four game series, and though Kansas City's record is poor, they are one of the best offenses during the month of July. Their resurgence has somehow coincided with that of the Angels and so far the Royals have the upper hand in the series. Still, with two game left, and both Escobar and Weaver returning to the rotation, one can only expect the best. (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
4:51 pm	Who Will Buy This Wonderful Feeling? There are just thirteen more days in the glorious Alfonso Soriano experiment. With the trading deadline inching closer, the rumors are getting hotter. And heavier. It seems pretty clear at this point that the Nats are going to get something of value for Soriano, which makes his trade a necessity. For all the talk of wanting to resign him, the prospects they're going to get back are likely to be more valuable than the draft picks they'd net if they lost him. There's simply no guarantee that Soriano would resign with the team, even as he's expressed a willingness to do so. And, truthfully, I suspect that whatever contract he's going to get is going to pay him far more than he's worth. Soriano has been a magical player this year, and the contract he's going to get is going to reflect that. The winning bidder is going to have to hope that he continues to have seasons like this, instead of like his three previous seasons, when he was merely very good. Very good can win a pennant. But it's harder to do when you're paying for excellence. But before we think about money, let's keep our eyes on the real prize, the trading deadline. Detroit: The Nationals want three prospects and have asked that prized right-hander Humberto Sanchez (stats)be included in the deal. Sanchez (5-2, 3.19 ERA at Triple-A Toledo) has pitched superbly since his promotion from Double-A Erie. He started and pitched one perfect inning in the All-Star Futures Game and has an overall potential that compares favorably to that of rookies Justin Verlander and Joel Zumaya. Washington officials are requesting a package that includes Sanchez, rising prospect Jair Jurrjens (stats) (3-2, 2.78 at Double-A Erie) and a position player. Their first request was 2005 first-round pick Cameron Maybin, but the Tigers will not trade him. The parties may, however, settle on Erie outfielder Brent Clevlen (stats), a former second-round pick, currently with Erie. Banks of the Anacostia has a closer look at these three. Their columnists are certainly pushing for it. Push! Push harder! Seattle: the Nationals want to pick up can't-miss young talent in exchange. Apparently they have settled on the Mariners' center fielder, Adam Jones, as the player they most want in exchange. On the surface, it doesn't seem like a deal Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi would be likely to make. Seattle has the money to make that kind of deal, but Bavasi has stressed -- Seattle PI The Internet report mentioned outfielder Adam Jones as one player Bowden would seek. Seattle sources say this is a deal-breaker because Jones, an immense talent, is regarded as the center fielder for now and the future.... Several scouts at Yankee Stadium opined Monday that Bowden may be floating Seattle as an interested party in an effort to get the Los Angeles Angels to move on getting Soriano. --Seattle Times the Mariners could A) ensure that he doesn't go to the Angels; B) boost their offense, the fifth-worst in the American League and C) obtain a player who could prove a difference-maker in the A.L. West race, helping improve the job security of general manager Bill Bavasi -- Ken Rosenthal Angels: Apparently, the Angels' search for a big bat has not yet reached the nation's capital. Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden said on KSPN/710's "The Big Show with John Ireland and Steve Mason" that the Angels are not one of the seven teams to have asked him about slugger Alfonso Soriano.--OC Register Angels consider the current asking price too high and would not surrender premium talent without signing him to a contract extension. To this point, the Nationals are not believed to be willing to allow another team to negotiate an extension in advance of a trade. In an e-mail Friday, Washington General Manager Jim Bowden said of the Angels: "They are not a club that is presently involved in trade discussions with our club." -- LA Times Yankees: The Yanks have monitored the Washington corner outfield duo of Alfonso Soriano and Jose Guillen, but are not as enthralled as has been re ported in some corners. The Yanks are prioritizing defense and while Guillen and Sanders are good de fensive players, Soriano is not, which along with his huge price tag in both dol lar and prospect costs and his looming free agency make him less appealing.--NY Post Those seem to be the main suitors, although Bowden has claimed that as many as seven teams are involved. I'd imagine that you can throw the Cardinals. (Here's one suggesting the Dodgers). Maybe the Blue Jays will get interested -- they're right in the race, too. Regardless, it's going to be a fun few weeks. Enjoy Soriano while you can, because from the number of rumors out there, Bowden's sure to get something. We certainly know he's not afraid to pull the trigger. (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
10:47 am	PH4H All Star Ballot What you see here, my friends, is my PH4H All Star Ballot. At first, I was going to just choose who I thought was most deserving, but I decided it would be better to just base it on the actual points leaders in the league. So here's what I did. I looked at total points for each player in the league, and took the top players at each position in each league. But there are some caveats. I only let players be eligible for the position for which they appear on the ballot. The Colorado Rockies' Luis Gonzalez is one of the top players in the league, and is eligible at a number of positions. But he's on the ballot as a second baseman, and Rickie Weeks beat him out for the spot. Juan Castro is the fourth best offensive player in the league, but he was recently traded from the American League to the National League, so he is ineligible. I did allow write-ins, but since the ballot has only two spots for write-ins, I limited myself to the top two. Congratulations to the Phillies' Sal Fasano and Abraham Nunez for grabbing the spots. And I feel a little proud, because I have the best offensive player in the league, Adrian Beltre, on my team. And congrats to Chris Duffy for making the team, even though he's been in the minors for a decent stretch now. For ease of reading, here are the AL and NL rosters. American League 1B Travis Lee, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2B Mark Ellis, Oakland A's SS Angel Berroa, Kansas City Royals 3B Adrian Beltre, Seattle Mariners C Jose Molina, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OF Brian Anderson, Chicago White Sox OF Darrin Erstad, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OF Rondell White, Minnesota Twins National League 1B Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres 2B Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee Brewers SS Ronny Cedeno, Chicago Cubs 3B Abraham Nunez, Philadelphia Phillies C Sal Fasano, Philadelphia Phillies OF Reggie Abercrombie, Florida Marlins OF Chris Duffy, Pittsburgh Pirates OF Geoff Jenkins, Milwaukee Brewers While All Star voters don't vote for pitchers, no PH4H list would be complete without the real MVPs of PH4H. So here are the top pitchers from each league... 5 starters, 1 middle reliever and 1 closer for each. AL Pitchers P Rodrigo Lopez, Baltimore Orioles P Scott Elarton, Kansas City Royals P Carlos Silva, Minnesota Twins P Seth McClung, Tampa Bay Devil Rays P Jeff Weaver, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim RP Andrew Sisco, Kansas City Royals CL Ambiorix Burgos, Kansas City Royals NL Pitchers P Oliver Perez, Pittsburgh Pirates P Solomon Torres, Pittsburgh Pirates P Jorge Sosa, Atlanta Braves P Livan Hernandez, Washington Nationals P Dontrelle Willis, Florida Marlins RP Mike Stanton, Washington Nationals CL Chris Reitsma, Atlanta Braves (Comment on this)