It's time again for the annual award of Worst Keeper of the Year in the Wankdorf league. Previous honorees have included
Chris Ianetta (2007) and
Rickie Weeks (2008). This year, we have half a dozen nominees, and let's put 'em up for a vote.
- Max Scherzer, RP, Arizona (Mission Accomplished). A talented young pitcher with arm trouble and no defined role in the Arizona bullpen. Heck, he's not even next on the list of potential closers, as the stout Jon Rauch is ahead of him.
- Travis Hafner, DH, Cleveland (AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS). Here's his stat line from last year: .197/.305/.323, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 21 Runs. And he doesn't have a position besides DH.
- Jair Jurrjens, SP, Atlanta (AIDS squared squared). A fine young pitching prospect, but he's probably the worst starter kept.
- Scott Baker, SP, Minnesota (Le Dupont Torkies). He's not far behind Jurrjens, if at all.
- Chipper Jones, Dickwad, Atlanta (The Loose Bowels). Has to be on this list out of general principle.
- Chris Davis, 1B, Texas (Evil League of Evil). Taking his 170 ABs at face value may be a bit of a stretch.
The polls are open!
2 comments:
Do you remember back in '99 when Kenny "can you believe I threw a perfect game" Rogers walked in the series winning run? Those were great times!
Forgotten from that game is the fact that Al Leiter put us in a 6-0 deficit before we got the first out of the game. Also forgotten that Rogers pitched decently for the Mets in September; they wouldn't have made the postseason without him. And I can't believe I just defended the Gambler.
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