Kyle Lohse has three losses

09/19/2012

Astros 1 Cardinals 4

It's September and KLo has three losses.  Only three.

He has been nails since the very beginning of the season-- remember that great Opening Night game versus the Marlins?

He has fifteen wins.   He should have more wins than that, but he has been unlucky this year.

For example, the team lost four times in his last nine starts, but they all were quality starts where he went six or more innings and gave up three or fewer runs.  In two starts he allowed 2 earned runs, one start 1, and one start 0.  His offense has failed him this year-- a pitcher puts numbers up like that and expects wins. 

Cy Young candidate?  I believe so.  It sucks that the low win total could count against him, especially when he should have many more wins.

Til Later

I had a dream, Last Night

 SORRY IT'S BEEN SO LONG...

Dear 'Birds,

I  had a dream about that one game wild card playoff deal...
Albert was still on the team, so like all dreams it was whack.

What made it even wackier is that we were playing the Cubs--
I don't think that anyone believes they're going to make the playoffs
in the next 5 years. Or 10.

If the Cardinals hold on to their current spot (insert spiel about playing the Dodgers
this week here), I will suffer through the biggest nervous breakdown as they play that
Wild Card game. 

I worry that the team just won't hit. At all.  This team has the best offense in the league, sure,
but we've all suffer through those games where they couldn't even buy a hit.

I also worry that our pitching will fail  us.

I am working on making my faith stronger than my doubt.


Til Later (but a bit earlier than this time)