Shawn Chacon got slaughtered by Cincinnati in his first outing, but he did strike out eight in five innings, in Colorado. In his second start he faced Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh and gave up 6 ER in 1.1 IP without striking out a soul.
Tonight, ESPN.com: MLB Boxscore: NY Mets vs. Colorado he shut down the Mets. Now, I know that’s not a true test. The Mets are weak. But this game was played in Colorado and Chacon allowed no earned runs in eight innings, reducing his ERA from 17.55 to 7.98. Which is probably where it will stay.
After all, we’re talking about a Colorado pitcher (who isn’t Mike Hampton).