Bonus Boy was coined during the Big Three era, and it referred to any starting pitcher that is not Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, or Barry Zito. If a Bonus Boy gets you a W, it's considered a bonus.
In 2007, Bonus Boy is any starter who is not Dan Haren or Rich Harden. But after last night, I'd
like to add Chad Gaudin to that list. He is no longer a Bonus Boy.It seems odd that a guy who is considered an emergency starter would not be considered a Bonus Boy. But I think Gaudin secured his chances of staying in the rotation once Esteban Loaiza comes back with his his 7.2 inning, four-hit gem against the Angels last night.
That's three starts he's made in which he's given up two or fewer earned runs. That, my friends, is not a Bonus Boy.
It was nice to see Bobby Crosby help out Gaudin with the bat, knocking a three-run homer off Jered Weaver. We also saw two (!) stolen bases from the A's in that game - one from Crosby and one from Jason Kendall. Are they purposely running more on Mike Napoli? The guy has only thrown out one guy in 12 chances so far this year.
This afternoon it is the battle of the non-Bonus Boys as Dan Haren takes on John Lackey, and the A's try to sweep this mini series.
GO A'S!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment