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Ok, now the press is talking shit about the Dodgers' Starting Rotation...

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Javier:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgerthoughts/2009/07/plaschke.html

Jon Weisman brings logic to the table though.

Tay:
A lot of baseball writers just follow what one person says, and Plaschke likes to rant for shock value. Obviously, Halladay or another top starting pitcher would be a great addition, but the cost is very important. A 1-2 of Billingsley and Kershaw should be around for a while and is very solid, and Kuroda and Wolf are good enough to hold it down and give quality starts. The talk about having these proven and intimidating pitchers is empty, there's only a few of those guys out there right now with playoff experience. Outside of Boston, what team has a rotation that is really that scary and loaded with postseason experience?

Javier:
And no ace is a proven thing in the playoffs too.  Just look at what Jake Peavy has done in both of his starts.  Sometimes pitchers just have bad days, and this could be any ace. 

JD Bastin:
eff that

Tay:

--- Quote from: Mr. Javii on July 26, 2009, 12:56:41 PM ---And no ace is a proven thing in the playoffs too.  Just look at what Jake Peavy has done in both of his starts.  Sometimes pitchers just have bad days, and this could be any ace. 

--- End quote ---

Pretty much. It's obviously better to have an ace to start Game 1 of a playoff series, but what experience does Halladay have over Billingsley? You can't write a guy off because of one bad start or series, baseball is a streaky game.

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