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emjay, I agree. With their terrible pitching it is amazing that they have won 15 games. The offense has been really good though. They are 5th in runs in the NL, but have given up the most runs too. I was unsure about this team coming into the season for two main reasons, the bullpen and could the offense score enough runs. I would say that other than a few really bad meltdowns early in the season, the bullpen has been pretty good. The offense has been much better than I expected, even with LaRoche and Bautista struggling for much of the year. The two areas that I expcected to be solid, starting pitching and defense have been major dissapointments.
I don't know what to say about the starters. Morris was worse than horrendous. Snell and Gorzo have taken a step back. Maholm is good/bad/good/bad (way to inconsistant). Duke has been a pleasant surprise.
The defense has been the biggest dissapoinment. Last season, they played well in the field. The Wilson injury has hurt the team big time. Plus management didn't fully grasp that Rivas, Gomez, and Bixler weren't capapble of playing solid defense. Lets hope that Jack gets back soon.
Let's Go Bucs!
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