Kevin Correia on the Precipice of Disaster
Kevin Correia is in trouble and it’s early -- he’s no more than 10 minutes into his Saturday start at Yankee Stadium -- as he looks around, the bases he sees are all occupied. Brett Gardner singled to lead off the game, Derek Jeter politely doubled, and then Correia compounded his problems by walking Jacoby Ellsbury. Now Mark Teixeira represents not just the deliverer of potential runs, but quite possibly the death knell for Kevin Correia remaining in the starting rotation this season -- even perhaps the rest of his career.
It’s no secret that Kevin Correia has struggled this season. He’s been hit hard and often. He’s been fortunate many outs have been line drives into gloves. These are signs the game has caught up to you. Kevin Correia has spent 1,300 innings and twelve seasons trying to stay ahead of an enemy that is bound to get him -- at age 33 he knows young guns Alex Meyer and Trevor May are more than ready to take his spot in the rotation. He also knows pitchers with ERAs north of 6.00 don’t last long. With all this in the back of his mind, the bases remain loaded, there are no outs and Yankee Stadium rises up all around him.  Kevin Correia’s career may rest on the next hitter he faces. This is how careers come to an end.
Kevin Correia isn’t a great pitcher, but he is a professional pitcher. He was on the precipice of disaster Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium and didn’t falter. More importantly, he’ll stay in the starting rotation and silence the naysayers for another five days.
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