[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by RatedGSuperstar Francesa's fucking nuts if he thinks Burnett's making 30 starts this year. He's never had back-to-back 30-start seasons in his career. I wouldn't even be surprised if Sabathia broke down a bit after being ridden so hard by the Brewers down the stretch last year and misses the 30-start mark. Chamberlain's started 12 games his entire career and he's 23 years old...expecting him to make 30 this year might be pushing it. They'd be better off skipping his spot in the rotation a few times, otherwise they can start to watch him turn into Mark Prior. Nevermind the fact that pitchers these days have very little control over their W-L records, so saying they're all a lock for 15 wins is borderline retarded. Christ...no wonder I stopped listening to him more than a year ago.

Yeah it pisses me off. I mean yeah, on paper, I've got no problem saying the Yanks' rotation is better than the Mets'. If all involved were healthy and pitching normal, they definitely have the edge.

But it chaps my ass how he routinely badmouths the Mets yet gives the Yanks a pass for the same shit. Saying John Maine, who has only had one big enough injury in his career to keep him out and is healthy now, is an injury risk yet not mentioning Burnett who has had about 1923393 injuries is absurd.

What's also absurd is that he made a big deal about how pitchers have historically had a bad year a season after they pitched a significant amount of innings more than the previous year and how Pelfrey is a prime canidate for that...again, Burnett could be mentioned.