Game Hero, 59 - 74

pitching like he did when he first came up, and that is a great thing. He is getting strikeouts now, and has stopped that whole "let's pitch to contact when we can't play defense at all, and sacrifice your strikeouts" idea by Garner and Wallace earlier in the year. Strangely enough, Roys best pitch per inning games have been in his higher strikeout games. Also, his career K-to-BB ratio has been about 3.5:1 and earlier this year, during the pitch to contact heyday, it was at 2:1. All signs point to a rebirht of Roy after his terrible outing in Chicago. Arguably if he did not get hurt he might have thrown a complete game SO is SD last time out. He is pitching like an he's used to now after a questionable first half. The worst part is though, he could very easily have 17 wins. He came one out away from a W last time, and Lidge blew opening day, and another game against Oakland, and I think Qualls blew his gem against SF when he dueled Lincecum. Anyway, even good bullpens aren't perfect, but if Roy was 17-6 right now, we should just give him the Cy. Good news is that he was 5-0 in September last year, maybe he can repeat that.

Anyway, I've babbled too much, but here's just wanting to wish Roy a happy 30th, and to congratulate him for pitching like he did when he was 25.

May have gotten bit just as often as Roy.  Of course neither the bats or the bullpen seemed to like Roger very much.

The team just did not score at all for Roger. For roy they do score, but Lidge seems to blow his saves always. I remember a game last year in Chicago when Roy left with like a 9-3 lead, and the Bullpen blew it, when Iguchi hit a grand slam. Similiar scenarios just seem to happen for Roy.

Goes to the Cardinal's defense.  Thank you for helping us win.  (ok, maybe Berkman, too.)