I had the privilege of visiting NYC a few years ago, prior to 9-11, and the people are different. They tell it like it is and they are passionate. They love their Yankees and a few of them seem to love their Mets. They love winners and do not have much patience for losers, they do seem to attract the best of the best when it comes to athletes. Certainly two of the top pitchers in baseball are hurling in NY. One of those is Johan Santana.
Santana is just 30 years old and appears to have a number of good years still ahead of him. He is surrounded by some great players in Wright and Reyes and we know the Mets are gonna win 85-90 games this year. He is a big game pitcher and he continues to add to his victory total, now having won 118 games.
I was talking with a friend of mine from Venezuela recently and he talked about Santana and how Johan was the best pitcher in baseball. He is a national hero. Santana is a two time Cy Young winner in 2004 and 2006, in 04' he went 20-6 and in 06' he went 19-6. There is no doubt when Santana is on he is a big time pitcher. I know he hopes to be a world series winner too. Somehow I think he wins a ring before his career is over.
I like to take a quick look from time to time at some young pitchers. Today I want to take a look at Sean West of the Marlins. West is a 6'8", 200 lb. lefty from Houston, Texas. He has just turned 23 and he has turned in some great starts recently for the Fish.
As a rookie in 09', he has had 7 starts and posts a 3-2 record. In 4 of those starts he has allowed less than 2 earned runs and in two of his last four he has not allowed a run to be scored. One of the stats that shows how good he has been is this: opponents have a batting average against him of only .212, that is impressive. Keep an eye on this kid, he has a lot of upside.
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