New Jersey finally has had enough of Team Buddah's losing ways and have ordered the team to leave by January. So the Buddahs will pack up and head north to Connecticut. "That's pretty harsh, considering Harrison, Hoboken, and Hillsborough all had more than 2 losing seasons" said team owner Mike Hornick. Anyway, the Buddahs did end up in last place overall and will pick first in every round but the first.What went right: Did I mention they finished last? Right. Well Bobby Jenks did have a stellar year in relief (1.49 ERA, 24 saves, 1.02 WHIP in 64 games) and Joe Blanton and Brad Penny didn't completely embarrass themselves either. Actually, the Buddah bullpen wasn't too bad, with George Sherrill and Tony Pena also having decent years.
What went wrong: Everything else. The offense had a .297 team on base percentage and no one, except Khalil Greene (with 20 at bats), finished with a batting average of .300 or higher. Oliver Perez (3-19, 5.80) and Tom Gorzelanny (6-16, 5.91) were dreadful.
2009 Outlook: Having the first pick certainly will help - it will have to. The Buddahs had a few nice finds in Joey Votto and Ryan Dempster (since traded). There are a few decent cogs that Buddah has to work with, but this will most definitely be another rebuilding year.
2 comments :
Oops -- Marietta has the first pick. Who wrote this column, Peter Gammons? :)
I meant the first pick in all the rounds. I did mention in the first paragraph that they would pick first in every round but the first...geez pay attention!
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