He was pounded like a Vegas hooker once again last night, this time by a St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 shutout. Kip Wells... shutout... my head hurts.
D-Train gave up six runs on 11 hits in just three innings, drawing boos from his home crowd for the second straight start.
The Florida Marlins star walked two last night, bringing his season total to 55 with 84 strikeouts.
Willis (7-9, 5.13 ERA) hasn't snatched a victory in his past nine starts, marking the longest winless streak of his career. His last win came on May 29th against the Chicago Cubs and he hasn't won at Dolphin Stadium since April 23rd, going 0-6 at home.
Terrible.
Willis had a mediocre season in 2006, going 12-12 with a 3.87 ERA in 34 starts, although he did hit a grand slam. His best season came the year before, when he ended the 2005 season on a 22-10 note with a 2.63 ERA - also in 34 starts - and was runner-up to NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter. He also won the Warren Spahn Award that year, handed out to the best lefty hurler in the league.
"I'm working hard," Willis said. "I'm leaving my heart on the field. If they boo or not, I don't have anything to hold my head down about. I can look in the mirror."What could be causing this landslide?
[Fishstripes]
4 comments:
clever title.
All three people in the crowd booed him?
Hahahaha! Ahhhh.... Sanchez.
You slay me.
If D-Train went to the corner store to buy a win in the second half of the season, he'd find out he had no cash in his wallet and under $20 in his bank account.
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