The Severed Cortex

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First off, I'd like to say I'm not a big fan of the Mark Mulder trade. I'll stick my neck out and say when Mark Mulder and Danny Haren are retired, Haren will have better numbers. I cannot deny that Mulder's been one of the most winningest pitchers over the last X number of years, but to me wins are the most unreliable stat of all. Guys who rely on ground balls tend to stay in games because they don't give up the long ball. They also rely heavily on their defense and they have a very thin margin for error. If they are on, they can frustrate hitters (see Greg Maddux). If they aren't on, they get lit up like a pinball machine (see Jason Marquis). Give me a power pitcher any day.

Ugh -- BoxScore. Now he's on the DL and done for the year. Good riddance.