September 14, 200520 yr I'm not gonna bash AJ anymore. He's a marlin for now and I hope he turns on his game. He has to follow Dontrelle's and Beckett's lead. Control is key. Beckett had no walks today, a big reason for his great game. Go fish!
September 14, 200520 yr I'd like to see AJ go after them with a good mixture of offspeed and fastballs. If he would start pitching to contact again he'll shut them down.
September 14, 200520 yr AJ starting=Oh God please. at this point id be happy if he manages to give up less than five runs.
September 14, 200520 yr Author rorod - Change your attitude. If it wasn't for AJ's stetch of good games we wouldn't be where we are. Yeah he's sucked in the past few starts, but if you are a marlins fan, having a huge signature like yours is stupid. Go fish!
September 14, 200520 yr AJ starting=Oh God please. at this point id be happy if he manages to give up less than five runs. 944616[/snapback] I'm sure you felt the same way when he was carrying this team for a couple of months...... Get over it. AJ has struggled his last few starts, but it happens to everyone; JB, Vargas, even Dontrelle hit a skid. If we are gonna do anything down the stretch and/or in the playoffs we need AJ to pitch like an ace, and for most of the year he has.
September 14, 200520 yr AJ starting=Oh God please. at this point id be happy if he manages to give up less than five runs. 944616[/snapback] I'm sure you felt the same way when he was carrying this team for a couple of months...... Get over it. AJ has struggled his last few starts, but it happens to everyone; JB, Vargas, even Dontrelle hit a skid. If we are gonna do anything down the stretch and/or in the playoffs we need AJ to pitch like an ace, and for most of the year he has.944640[/snapback] Thats why his era is still around 3.4. He has just pitched really bad the past 4 games or so, but he should get back hopefully. Just a few weeks ago he had won like 7 in a row
September 14, 200520 yr This wil be a good test for AJ... This is a pressure game for him. A chance to beat another team fighting for post-season and also having to pitch at the same level D-Train and Josh demonstrated already in this series.
September 14, 200520 yr He definitely has a big time opponent unlike D-Train and Beckett, if we lose this game and he gives up 3 runs I really hope noone bashes him. Still, AJ has the stuff to shut down the pukey Astro offense. If we manage to scratch out 3 or 4 runs we should be able to steal a game from Clemmens.
September 14, 200520 yr As amazing as Clemens' numbers are, the fact of the matter is neither he nor AJ have a win in the month of September, and Clemens doesn't have one since August 7th. I know this is over simplifying it, but whoever screws up the least before the 7th inning tomorrow will win; that's it.
September 14, 200520 yr yea.. AJ needs to step it up against the rocket.. i think he will too after seeing the fire and intensity in everone else.. come on aj.. dont disappoint us
September 14, 200520 yr I hope he just pitches. Don't try to show the world how hard he can throw. Locate, locate, locate.
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