Hopefully, last Sunday's monsoon-delayed tilt against the Braves in Philadelphia marked Adam Eaton's last appearance in a Phillies uniform, despite the $8.25-million 2009 season that remains on his contract. It's time the Phils learn to recognize sunk costs. (See: "Sexson, Richie," and, as of a few moments ago, "Hernandez, Livan.")
Anyway, Eaton, appearing in relief, coughed up consecutive home runs to the seventh- and eighth-place hitters and very nearly gave up a third in a row to the pitcher. One day, I'll regale my children with the story of the crowd's hysterical booing and shouting (Me: "You're stealing my money!!"), much as my father regaled me with tales of the blowout patches and miscreants who populated the Phils' doomed rosters of his youth.
After the aforementioned game, Eaton mercifully accepted a designation to the minors, and he started his first game in the seamy underbelly of pro ball on Thursday. Here, for your continued enlightenment, is his stat line in said game:
3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Obviously, this is putrescent, especially for a pitcher who is expected to succeed in the major leagues. However, there's a further detail that merits mention:
This outing was for the Lakewood BlueClaws in the Sally League -- that is low A-ball.
Low. Fucking. A-ball.
Adam Eaton is currently sporting a 10-run ERA at the lowest level of full-season professional baseball in the United States, where he is pitching largely against players who were in high school when he signed his grotesque free-agent contract with the Phillies.
Shit fire and goddamn!
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And to think, the Rangers actually traded Chris Young AND Adrian Gonzalez for this blister-fingered whack job.
And Terrmel Sledge too.
("We are family!")
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