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Probably what he's aiming for.
Very nice, he pitches for the US and the Feds decline to pursue the little matter down in Miami. Also, if he doesn't pitch up to his 2012 level he can blame the WBC instead of coming off the juice.
Your opinion is shared by many. Some on the Terp BB are theorizing that Selig and Gio made a deal that if he pitches in the WBC he'll avoid a suspension.
Sounds like a win-win to me.
The Nats should put clauses in contracts that prevent pitchers from doing this. How many innings is he going to log this year, 320? Oh well, the fatigue won't hit him until the stretch.
While there have been examples of pitchers having disappointing seasons after appearing in the WBC or being injured during or shortly after the tournament, one could say the same about those who skipped the WBC to stay in spring training, since injuries, when dealing with a large enough population of pitchers, are an inevitable byproduct of pitching. Isolated examples don’t constitute a trend, and hard evidence that WBC participation raises the risk of injury has proven difficult to find. As the results of this study reveal, convincing evidence that WBC participation raises the risk of poor performance appears to be equally elusive
I'm sure that he can figure out some creative solution to fight off the fatigue.
I think pitching in the WBC is always a "Lose" situation.
Spot on. Didn't Dennis Martinez or somebody screw up his arm pitching in the WBC?
Luis Ayala?
Thanks Minty ... I knew El Presidente was old but 51 ... damn, he could be my kid.
He was 51 in 2006. Almost 60 now!
Gio talked to reporters today and said he's talked to the MLB investigators, cooperated fully, and has no idea why he was in Bosch's notebooks.http://www.csnwashington.com/baseball-washington-nationals/talk/gonzalez-confident-hell-be-cleared-wrongdoing
