September Pitchers Report
By Marc Lawrence
In keeping with our game plan of acknowledging good pitchers and avoiding bad pitchers during their GOOD and BAD months of the season, below is the list of arms to watch throughout the month of September. Note that the W-L records are those of the team in which the listed pitcher started over the previous three seasons.
Herein, I present a list of the BEST and WORST pitcher performance records during the months of September/October over the past three years. And, hey beer man, two more for the road. Enjoy...
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER GOOD MONTH PITCHERS:
Cole Hamels 14-5 Philadelphia
Joe Blanton 13-5 Philadelphia
Cliff Lee 8-3 Philadelphia
Jon Lester 10-4 Boston
Daisuke Matsuzaka 12-5 Boston
Gil Meche 11-5 Kansas City
Roy Oswalt 12-4 Houston
Joe Saunders 12-4 Angels
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER BAD MONTH PITCHERS:
Aaron Cook 2-8 Colorado
Tom Gorzelanny 3-8 Chicago Cubs