Eric Stults Is Better Than You Think He Is

May 9, 2009 at 5:36 pm | Posted in Eric Stults | 7 Comments

For the second time in a year, we’re praising Eric Stults on a completely dominating shutout performance. Don’t look now, but this guy is 4-1, and his two career shutouts is one more than Chad Billingsley has. Again, Stults is never going to be an ace, but can performances like this possibly get him more than the “one bad game gets you gone” leash that Torre always seems to have him on?

Well done, Eric.

(Oh, and in case you’re wondering what happened on the day Stults threw his last shutout – Scott Proctor was headed to the DL, we were against trading for CC Sabathia, and Brian Falkenborg was being recalled. Oh, how times have changed.)

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Couldn’t agree more. Joe just doesn’t seem to like this guy. Sure he’s had some bad games, but maybe this will be a confidence builder.
DavidS

Comment by DavidS— May 9, 2009 #

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Way to go, Stults!

Comment by ...— May 9, 2009 #

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Way to go, Stults!

Comment by ...— May 9, 2009 #

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I hope he stays in the mix when Kuroda gets back. Also, it was nice to see Stults getting help when he needed it from Matt Kemp on defense, and surprisingly- Juan Pierre and Juan Castro on offense.
A nice victory all around…

Comment by Shmendrick— May 9, 2009 #

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You are clueless, Mike! WE NEED TO SPEND 7 MILLION ON PEDRO MARTINEZ OR CALL UP SHAWN ESTES!

Comment by kensai— May 10, 2009 #

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Yeah, Mike! YOU ARE CLUELESS WHICH IS PROVEN BY MY EXTENSIVE AND POSSIBLY OVER THE TOP USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS!
But in reality the Dodgers could do worse than Juan Pierre.
Pierre is a life time .301 hitter. He hit .283 in 119 games last year, and hit .293 in 162 games the year before while leading the league in successful bunts, sac hits, singles, all while having the second lowest strike out percentages in the MLB. Oh yeah, and he has the second most stolen bases among active players.
The downside: he takes a walk less that once a week and only hits homeruns during Olympic years. So yeah, the guy has a crap OBP and SLGing.
PS. He also wears a World Series ring to family bar-b-ques after playing well against the Spanks of The Bronx.

Comment by Wilson Fonasty-Foshow— May 10, 2009 #

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