Regression to the Mean...

Series Recap—Dodgers at Washington

5/29: Dodgers 10, Nationals 0
5/30: Dodgers 5, Nationals 0
5/31: Nationals 11, Dodgers 4

Penny and Lowe both pitched terrific games yet again, but then Hendrickson failed to deliver yet again. Juan Pierre had a triple followed by two doubles in the opener. The only thing that held him back was that Penny kept winding up on the base immediately ahead of him. The bullpen has taken a couple of hits. Brazoban got hurt in the finale, and was placed on the DL. Eric Hull (who) was brought up from Vegas to replace him. Meanwhile Broxton got clobbered again. He's given up 9 earned runs this season, 6 in two of the last three games. Here's hoping it's just a bad week

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Hendy, Hendy, Hendy... Here I'd started to believe in you, if only a little. Your numbers in your first six appearances were so good...

year	ip	era	whip	fip	gb%	k/9	bb/9	hr/9	slga
2004	183.1	4.81	1.40	4.48	45.6	4.27	2.26	1.03	0.443
2005	178.1	5.90	1.55	4.63	46.2	4.49	2.47	1.21	0.503
2006	164.2	4.21	1.43	4.74	48.3	5.41	3.39	0.93	0.373
2007	27.2	1.30	0.69	2.32	58.7	7.80	1.62	0.32	0.193

But now...

2007

53.3

4.17

1.26

4.35

47.8

6.59

2.53

1.35

0.420

Five games later and you're right back to your less than mediocre career levels. I am so disappointed. It wouldn't be quite so bad, but 7 home runs in the last five games. Have you stopped seeing that psychologist? If so, you might want to dig out his number. Back to the pen. Fortunately, it looks like Schmidt will be ready to come off the DL sooner rather than later.