Worst Off-Season Pick-Up
As disappointing as Randy Johnson has been for the Yankees, the Big Unit is still a respectable 11-8 with an ERA of around 4.34. His strike-outs numbers have been good also; the key difference has been the number of home runs RJ has given up, 29 so far this season. With his ailing back, and considering his predominant reliance on the fastball, it is not surprising that this has happened.
Johnson is far from the most-washed-up-free-agent-signing of last year. That honor has to belong to the suddenly anemic Steve Finley. Signed to replace the mercurial if ultra talented Jose Guillen, Finley has so far batted a career-low .214. He has also hit only 9 home runs after 36 last season.
I've always been a Finley fan, since the San Diego days, which is why this sudden decline has cast a particular shade of dolor over my summer of baseball fandom. Then again, this is also the season after the Red Sox actually won, so I suppose it's only natural that my enjoyment of baseball would be diminished slightly.
Johnson is far from the most-washed-up-free-agent-signing of last year. That honor has to belong to the suddenly anemic Steve Finley. Signed to replace the mercurial if ultra talented Jose Guillen, Finley has so far batted a career-low .214. He has also hit only 9 home runs after 36 last season.
I've always been a Finley fan, since the San Diego days, which is why this sudden decline has cast a particular shade of dolor over my summer of baseball fandom. Then again, this is also the season after the Red Sox actually won, so I suppose it's only natural that my enjoyment of baseball would be diminished slightly.
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