An excerpt from the forthcoming book: 2008: That Which Is Underneath Sub-Par
...and suddenly only 40% of the starting rotation was worth anticipating. The change happened so quickly, so violently, that I was lost in a cloud of fringe fastballs and lazy breaking balls. I tried to watch. Where zeros were needed, crooked numbers appeared. Where crooked numbers were needed, zeros held their ground.
I made up my mind to do something more productive with my life. After mulling my options, I decided to spend my days proofreading user comments on YouTube....
A little harsh after a (mostly) nice win? Yeah. I just wasn't expecting to read Matt Palmer's name. His AAA career has been one of extremes: he's either awful or brilliant. Here's hoping we get the Jekyll Palmer today.