Dying Dynasty?Justin and G's comments dovetail right with what I have been concluding:
1. Arlington ruins pitchers
2. Safeco ruins non-extraordinary RH hitters
3. A's never have enough money
4. LAAA suffers from no particular disability
THEREFORE, Mike Scioscia waltzes into the Hall of Fame on the backs of crippled foes who have never quite woken up to what is holding them back (overstatement for effect -- Scioscia is good).
Obviously, Texas has indeed begun to stockpile pitching from within, and it is paying off. But . . . Orel Hershiser was the pitching coach there and he made it clear -- it will always be a tough place to pitch, period. Even for someone as dominant as Cliff Lee.
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