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Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Why Mike?

I'm starting to get angry. You won't like me when I'm angry, Mike.

It appears that Mike Scioscia isn't considering moving Ramon Ortiz out of the rotation. Ortiz is 0-2 with a 12.66 ERA in 3 starts, and he's been even worse then those numbers suggest. He's been consistently awful- this is the worst three game stretch I have ever seen. Meanwhile there are three good candidates who are ready and willing to replace him, as I've gone over a hundred times.

It is unacceptable for Ramon to still be in the rotation. A club with championship aspirations can't wait around while a knucklehead like Ortiz costs us games on the outside chance that he may suddenly remember how to pitch.

This is the kind of stuff that managers get fired for, Mike.