Welcome to Ecks & Bacon for Thursday, October 16, 2014
San Francisco Giants
If you're a St. Louis fan, ya GOTTA be worried about Adam Wainwright. He came into the post-season on a monster tear, winning five in a row, and allowing just two earned runs over a 33 inning stretch for a ridiculous 0.55 ERA. Phabulous! Then the playoffs started. He faced the Dodgers in the opener and was rocked for ELEVEN hits and SIX earned runs in just FOUR and a third innings. Wainwright's next start was in the opener against San Francisco, and while it wasn't quite as ugly, he did give up 6 hits and 2 earned in only 4.2 innings. So, his post-season line reads: 17 hits and 8 earned runs in 9 innings, for a BIG PHAT 8.00 ERA. Is there something wrong with his arm??? Bet on it. We will. Now, look across the field at Madison Bumgarner, and it's all smiles for San Fran. MadBum has started three playoff games, and allowed only 2 earned runs over 23 innings for a microscopic 0.78 ERA. Gonna throw down half a Benj on the Giants.
San Francisco Giants
If you're a St. Louis fan, ya GOTTA be worried about Adam Wainwright. He came into the post-season on a monster tear, winning five in a row, and allowing just two earned runs over a 33 inning stretch for a ridiculous 0.55 ERA. Phabulous! Then the playoffs started. He faced the Dodgers in the opener and was rocked for ELEVEN hits and SIX earned runs in just FOUR and a third innings. Wainwright's next start was in the opener against San Francisco, and while it wasn't quite as ugly, he did give up 6 hits and 2 earned in only 4.2 innings. So, his post-season line reads: 17 hits and 8 earned runs in 9 innings, for a BIG PHAT 8.00 ERA. Is there something wrong with his arm??? Bet on it. We will. Now, look across the field at Madison Bumgarner, and it's all smiles for San Fran. MadBum has started three playoff games, and allowed only 2 earned runs over 23 innings for a microscopic 0.78 ERA. Gonna throw down half a Benj on the Giants.
