Moseley Deserves Better

This edition of Friars Row is going in a different direction this week because honestly I am upset. There are a couple reasons as to why I am not a happy camper right now. First of all, my intramural softball team finished the season 9-0-1 and our one tie has given us the number two seed in the playoffs. It might sound a little greedy and I know that is not a good reason for me to be upset but I really wanted to finish the regular season undefeated and go into the playoffs with that number one seed. The second reason why I am upset is because my precious Anaheim Ducks just lost to the Nashville Predators and are down 2-1 in a best of seven series. It is something that I have never mentioned on this blog but I am a die heart Ducks fan and after missing out on the playoffs last year, the Ducks have to prove that they are a serious contender that can compete in the playoffs. And finally, I am really upset because Padres pitcher Dustin Moseley as of today has a 0-3 record with a 1.83 earned run average.

            Now with those stats being presented I ask, where is the justice? New York Yankee fans know Moseley well because he won them a playoff game last year and was one of their highest rated prospects last year. Fortunately for the Padres, the Yankees do what they do best and did not keep their prospect and Moseley became a free agent. The Padres got a great discount for Moseley signing him to a $900,000 contract during the offseason. In his three starts this season, the Padres could not have asked anymore of Moseley. All three starts have been quality starts. I personally think that ‘wins’ for a pitcher is one of the most overrated stats in all of sports. Think about it, a pitcher could come into a game and throw only one pitch and get the win. The most important stat for a pitcher is earned run average and after 15 games, Moseley has one of the best ERAs in baseball. The Padres offense has to get the bats off of their shoulders and start producing some runs for this man. Moseley deserves better and the offense needs to be better.