Poor Tomo Ohka

by captainmurphey on Jun 18, 2007 4:59 PM CDT

I remember before the season when some people (maybe not here, but on sportsline's message boards) were bad mouthing the Crew for not resigning Ohka on the cheap instead of paying big money for Suppan. Well, Ohka wasn't good enough for the Blue Jays now either, as he was released after going 2-5 with a 5.79 ERA in 10 starts. All I can remember Ohka for was the day that he switched batting sides for the Crew, and had like 2 or 3 hits, that was awesome. The rest....wasn't so much. I'm sure he'll find a new club....maybe even as a reliever.

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Wow

How the mediocre have fallen.

I think the thinking on this site was to offer Ohka arbitration --- not so that we'd keep him, but so that we'd get more for him if he signed elsewhere.

Or something like that.

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jun 18, 2007 6:21 PM CDT reply actions

And, in fairness

odds are that Ohka's ERA wouldn't be above 5.00 if he were pitching in the NL Central instead of the AL East. Not saying he'd have been good, or that he's going to be good when the Phillies sign him (or whoever), but he was almost uniquely set up for disaster.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 18, 2007 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Pah

My ERA wouldn't be above 5 in the NL Central.

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jun 18, 2007 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions

No,

but Bronson Arroyo's is! :)

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 18, 2007 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions

In fairness

Tomo has pitched against some of the best hitting teams in the majors this season...

Boston - three times
Detroit - once
Tampa - twice (they're schizo, though)
Texas - twice (before the bottom fell out)
Baltimore & Minnesota - once each

I think an NL team would be wise to pick him up.

As Jeff Green would say, "He's a victim of circumstance!"

by nmc on Jun 18, 2007 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions

shoulder

Ohka tore his rotator cuff last year and had surgery to fix it. he won't be the same pitcher he was every again.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Jun 19, 2007 8:35 AM CDT reply actions

I was going to suggest...

... that the Cardinals should pick up Ohka right away. And that they did.

by nmc on Jun 19, 2007 4:37 PM CDT reply actions

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NL Central Standings

	PCT	STRK
Chicago Bleed Cubbie Blue	.000	Lost 0
Cincinnati Red Reporter	.000	Lost 0
Houston The Crawfish Boxes	.000	Lost 0
Milwaukee Brew Crew Ball	.000	Lost 0
Pittsburgh Bucs Dugout	.000	Lost 0
St. Louis Viva El Birdos	.000	Lost 0