Ah, baseball - the thinking man's game. Is it any wonder that Borsch, who presumably has been watching it since childhood, is as bad at discussing it as he is at everything else? From Twitter:
Wouldn't making Blanton the No.1 increase the odds of winning four out of every five? Doc vs. No. 2, Lee vs. No. 3, Oswalt/Hamels vs. 4-5?
Michael Morsch, you are a stupid, stupid man. I thought you were dumb before, but now... NOW... Well, there aren't words for how idiotic this idea is.
Halladay, Lee and Oswalt are all #1s. Hamels is a solid #2, or he could be an ace for, like, Pittsburgh. Joe Blanton is a decent pitcher - a #3 or #4 guy. In baseball, you try to counter their best pitcher with your best pitcher. With Blanton going as the fifth starter, you have a middle-of-the-rotation type against the crappiest guy on the other team. That's a great match-up, and it gives you a better than average chance to win all five games.
Repeat: IT GIVES YOU AN ADVANTAGE IN ALL FIVE GAMES.
Now take Borsch's dumbass fart of an idea. Start Blanton against every other ace in the league. "Fat" Joe Blanton against Adam Wainwright. Tim Lincecum. CC Sabathia. Ubaldo Jimenez. In other words, an almost guaranteed loss.
So you go from having an advantage in all five games, to having virtually no chance to win one of them. Brilliant.
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