Blanton vows to solve problems

[IEAngelsfan]

Okay, is Blanton saying what is expected or can he actually bounce back next year?

 

Personally, I think they should release him and try to trade for another pitcher.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130904&content_id=59589054&notebook_id=59590598&vkey=notebook_ana&c_id=ana

 

[jshep]

Well if there's one thing he has doing for him, it's that he'll be hard pressed to be worse

[FireThemAll]

Blanton in 2014: 3.20 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 185/35 K/BB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitching for the Rays.

Edited September 5, 2013 by FireThemAll

[Tyler]

**** off Blanton

[fan_since79]

He'll go to another AL team, get some good coaching, a spin a shutout against us.

[FabulousFabregas]

Joe Blanton + Retirement = Problem Solved

[Docwaukee]

he's got a good SIERA and xFIP though. 

[Troll Daddy]

Pitching can be a fickle bitch.

[Mark68]

At least he knows he sucks. He's not in denial. He's not "too blessed to stress".

 

So that's progress.

[Tank]

he's got a good SIERA and xFIP though. 

 

vindication!

[Docwaukee]

I can't imagine any scenario where Joe Blanton can be a useful part to the 2014 team. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

I can't imagine any scenario where Joe Blanton can be a useful part to the 2014 team.

he can throw BP and we can sell the pitching machine?

[EDinTUSTIN]

Joe Blanton + Retirement = Problem Solved

Darn it, FF, I was going to say that retiring solves it. There is no problem to solve. You can't fix not talented enough.

[tomsred]

Can we just get a refund, please.

[Guest]

We could have been alot closer to 1st place if we had a competent pitcher in Blanton's place. The guy has lost 14 GAMES for us. 14 GAMES!

[Docwaukee]

I can't wait till he finds his form and gets back to the guy that puts up an ERA a bees dick from 5.00 in the easier league for the three years prior to the Halos signing him to a 2 year deal......with an option. 

 

I am sure now that's he's 33 to start 2014 and on an AL team he'll bounce right back. 

 

I can't imagine there has been a day this season where Dipoto has not facepalmed the instant he woke in the morning. 

[DMVol]

If he does recover, it'll be in the NL...the AL is a tough place to fix broken pitchers like Blanton and Hanson...

[CaliAngel]

I guess we should just take his word for it and shrug our shoulders next season when it doesn happen.

[Brandon]

Didn't read the article but he is signed and should bounce back. Should be a decent 5. If he goes Kazmir on us I fear a curse.

[Agalloch]

I can't imagine any scenario where Joe Blanton can be a useful part to the 2014 team. 

 

He can throw batting practice to Hamilton, upping Hamilton's confidence for a better 2014.

[Ray McKigney]

If you look at his numbers this year, he's really not all that bad.    

[Michifan]

His only hope is remarkable advances in stem cell research that allow him to regrow an arm. Short of that, I don't have much hope.

 

Now, I will get very excited about a thread that says Arte vows to solve the problem, by firing rather than by buying.

[yk9001]

I can't imagine there has been a day this season where Dipoto has not facepalmed the instant he woke in the morning. 

 

The best line of the year.

[halobob]

And I vow to win powerball.

[Angel Oracle]

Add a knuckleball and be good enough with it, that's his ONLY hope.

Or maybe add Coello's forkball like pitch.