Carl Pavano Starts Vs. Phillies, Phails
In today’s MLB.com column I took on the question of which two of four pitchers (Pavano, Beckett, Colon and Contreras) a H2H player should take this week in his playoffs. You can read the answer here.
The long and the short of it is I suggested going for two Pavano starts (against Philly and Atlanta) rather than a single Beckett start against Atlanta or a Contreras start against Tampa Bay. I’m just pointing it out here because I said it, I meant it and though it was a close call, I think I’d say it again.
The one reason not to say it, of course, is that Atlanta is team without much apparent motivation right now, while the Phillies have been on fire offensively in the second half and have something to prove right now.
Right now, that bit of wisdom is looking more right than mine. I hope you went with Beckett, Wired.