That's why people pound them back at the bars before/after games. I don't mind grabbing a few during a game since I don't go to that many games anymore anyways, but I do agree, the prices are kind of f***ed up.
Wow the Leafs are flirting with disaster here. Detroit looks like they will move a point ahead tonight with 2 games still in hand. Leafs will have to fight off Washington and Columbus for that final spot.
Stretched? Lol, ok. You are basing your argument on only specific stats and ignoring others. I don't disagree that he had good peripherals, but he was not right last season. Anyways, I have no desire to further discuss this either.
The same infield Dickey and Buehrle pitched with and they didn't see an increase of 3 hits per 9 innings. Both saw an increase of about 1 hit per 9 innings which seems reasonable considering the butchers in the field.
As for not having control over pitches put into play, he has every bit of control where he throws those pitches and which pitch he selects.
At some point people need to stop using stats as the be all and end all, because it's not. JJ was horrific and his RESULTS reflect that. All that matter are the results, not excuses.
Funny thing is, this team has a ton of talent. As bad as we are in certain aspects, it's not that far fetched that this team could contend. Yay for optimism.