I Am So Happy Darvish is Not a Dodger!
I was never a fan of Yu Darvish until he became a Dodger. Then, I rooted for him. To me he screamed underachiever! OK, maybe I am wrong, but I think that a professional pitcher north of 30 should understand what tipping pitches is and should be savvy enough not to do it. Yet, Darvish tipped his pitches or just plain chocked! Well, tipping pitches is choking too, so there s
I was never a fan of Yu Darvish… until he became a Dodger. Then, I rooted for him. To me he screamed “underachiever!” OK, maybe I am wrong, but I think that a professional pitcher north of 30 should understand what “tipping pitches” is and should be savvy enough not to do it. Yet, Darvish tipped his pitches or just plain chocked! Well, tipping pitches is choking too, so there’s that!
QUIT MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIS TWO MONUMENTAL FAILURES!
It is what it is! Clayton Kershaw is my favorite Dodger and he has not fared well in the playoffs. Did he choke? Maybe, maybe not, but what Darvish did in the World Series is Kershaw times 10! Let the Cubs have him. I think he’s a head case.
The Dodgers did not need Darvish to get to the playoffs – they needed him to win the World Series. That’s why they traded Willie Calhoun (who will be a great hitter) for him. He had two, COUNT ‘EM, TWO opportunities in the World Series and he upchucked both times. He didn’t just have two bad games, he just plain coughed it up and gave it away. Good riddance.
Thank the Big Dodger in the Sky he is gone! Move on. There’s nothing to see here, folks!
The Dodgers have plenty of starting pitchers, regardless of what the naysayers may proclaim. I won’t bother to list them all. It’s way more than enough. Here’s a possibility: Rich Hill finishes in the Top 5 for the Cy Young Award. Yes, that could happen. This could be his year! Watch and see!
Could Yu Darvish prove me wrong? Of course. This is solely my opinion and the management of this site may not agree with this conclusion… 😉
You are only supposed to say good things about a person when they are gone. Yu Darvish is gone… Good!
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Discussion (87)
Disagree, not disagreeable
2 World Series games – 4 innings. Can you say small sample size? Darvish is a better pitcher than anyone on the Dodgers’ staff except Kershaw of course. He has great stuff – he has the hightest K/9 of any starting pitcher in baseball history. The Dodgers would of course be better with Darvish than without him and he immediately makes the Cubs better – he’s their #1. But there was never any way that the Braintrust was going to sign him – no to 6 years, no to over $20 MM/year, no to over the luxury tax cap. I never thought that he was coming back. But it’s just wrong to put him down as some inferior pitcher.
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Rich Hill is not finishing in the top 5 for the Cy – i would be amazed if he managed to match the 133 innings that he pitched last year (the 2nd most innings that he has thrown in his career). Even Zaidi has said that the Dodgers will not have the “depth’ among starters that they have had in the past. Urias won’t be back, if at all, until August. Buehler wasn’t ready for prime time last year – only 97 pro innings in his career. He will be back at some point but will have to show that he’s ready. No to Tom (the faucet) Kohler as a starter. Maybe Stripling – he has starter’s stuff.
The Cubs signed the guy who single-handedly blew the 2017 World Series. I’m fine with that!
Looks as if the Dodgers may have a new candidate for LF. Way out in left field. Initials are MT. 1. Calling Yu a head case is ludicrous. 2. To say what Darvish did was 10x greater than Kershaw’s belly flop is also ludicrous. 3. Rich Hill as a top 5 candidate for CY…enough already. Wow. I am happy the Dodgers didn’t sign Darvish but I would never be so callous as to denigrate the man as you are doing. Mean spirited. You’re better than that, I thought.