September/October's Good Month And Bad Month Pitchers
By Marc Lawrence
In keeping with our game plan of acknowledging good pitchers and avoiding bad pitchers during their GOOD and BAD months of the season, below is the list of arms to watch throughout the month of September. Note that the W-L records are those of the team in which the listed pitcher started over the previous three seasons.
Herein, I present a list of the BEST and WORST pitcher performance records during the months of September/October over the past three years. And, hey beer man, two more for the road. Enjoy...
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER GOOD MONTH PITCHERS:
Cole Hamels 14-5 Philadelphia, Joe Blanton 13-5 Philadelphia, Cliff Lee 8-3 Philadelphia, Jon Lester 10-4 Boston, Daisuke Matsuzaka 12-5, Boston, Gil Meche 11-5 Kansas City, Roy Oswalt 12-4 Houston, Joe Saunders 12-4 Angels.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER BAD MONTH PITCHERS:
Aaron Cook 2-8 Colorado, Tom Gorzelanny 3-8 Cubs.
Note: Marc Lawrence is a 30-year veteran handicapper. He finished No.1 in the nation (88-63 +25.7 Net Units) in MLB during the 2007 season as documented by Sports Watch in Las Vegas.