Wasn't it only weeks ago that everyone was saying how deep the Red Sox were in pitching? So deep that they had Clay Bucholtz stashed in Triple-A instead of in their rotation? Last night's outing by John Smoltz vs. the Yankees and the sudden signing of the dry-docked Paul Byrd indicate just how fragile pitching is.
Sad to say, Jamie Moyer too may be an athlete suddenly at the end of his career. Or he may once again be in the process of reinventing himself. For all the clamor over who should be the 5th man in the Phillies' rotation, Pedro has yet to pitch in the majors this season. He may very well be on the same path as Smoltz--and maybe as Moyer.
With a jam-packed schedule and a couple of doubleheaders looming, the more pitchers the merrier.
