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...look at their lineup from top to bottom, they’re tough,” said Hudson, Oakland??s Game 1 starter, in a news conference on Tuesday. “There are no holes throughout their lineup. You have guys that can slug you. You have guys that are good situational hitters, they have guys that can run. They have a lot of weapons up and down their lineup...
Lefty Mark Mulder, who has been out since suffering a stress fracture in his hip in August, had the lowest ERA among Oakland??s starters in the 2002 playoffs at 2.08. The next lowest was Zito’s at a less-than-stellar 4.50, and he’s been nowhere near Cy Young form this year...
Maybe Hudson’s finally found a team he can dominate in the playoffs. Last season, the A’s ace was southpaw Barry Zito. Yet, he only pitched once in Oakland??s five game series against a Minnesota team stacked with lefties. This year, the A’s will make sure their best have two chances to pitch. Hudson’s been phenomenal all year long. And in his one performance against Boston, he threw a nine-inning, two-hit, one-walk shutout...
It’s certainly possible that no matter how good the A’s pitching is, they’ll still lose due to an inability to score off of Pedro, Wakefield and Lowe. Pedro is usually deadly against Oakland??s cast of weak hitters, including Mark Ellis, Ramon Hernandez, Scott Hatteberg, and Jermaine “mendoza line” Dye. Wakefield has pitched well and Lowe is usually great in Fenway. It’s possible that the A’s will lose three games 2-1 (or, if Mecir pitches...
...we’ve all heard about the relative merits of the other Cy Young candidates in the American League, and frankly, they are pretty compelling. Oakland??s Mark Mulder had more wins (21) with a better ERA. He also threw six complete games, four for shutouts; Clemens didn’t go the distance once. Seattle’s Freddy Garcia had an ERA almost half a run lower than Clemens (3.05 to 3.51), while holding opposing hitters to a league-low .225 average. You might even make a case for Clemens’ teammate, Mike Mussina...