Saturday, May 22, 2010
Interleague Anyone?
Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jiminez is seemingly unhittable. 8-1, with an ERA of 0.99, Jiminez is dominating the NL this year. He has thrown a no-hitter, and has baffled hitters around the league. Now, as the season of interleague play rolls around, the dominant NL pitchers like Jiminez can square off against their AL counterparts. This will determine the true league power. The USA Today ran an article last month highlighting the remarkable and obvious difference between the difficulty of the AL versus that of the NL. They showed several examples of former NL aces and their struggles in the AL, while average former AL pitchers had begun to put up stellar numbers on the NL. Now, you might say, let the All-Star Game decide which league is superior, but remember that it's the stars of both teams, limited in play, not putting forth full effort, and trying not to get hurt. In interleague play, every facet of each team is pitted against that of the opposing league, and neither team wants to lose. Thus shall the true superior league be crowned in the next few months, in the glorious form of interleague play.
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