Dropping the Boom: Baseball's Big Winners, Losers For May 8th

Big Winners:

Brandon Webb: The last two days, I've touched on what a freak of nature Cliff Lee is, today I'll touch on what a freak Brandon Webb is. Brandon leads the major leagues in wins with 8 and has not been handed a loss yet this season. If there's any doubt as to how the Diamondbacks are winning, look no further than Brandon Webb, and today's starter Danny Haren as possibly the best 1-2 punch in a rotation since Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson were at their peak. Is it a coincidence that they also played for Arizona?

Florida Marlins: Second straight day the Marlins are in the "Big Winner" column. Yesterday they finished off a sweep of the rumbling, bumbling, stumbling Brewers and thanks to Brandon Webb handing the Phillies a loss, the Fish sit alone in first place in the NL East.

Big Losers

Milwaukee Brewers: For the 2nd straight day the Brew Crew sit in the "Big Losers" column after being swept by the Marlins. The Brewers have now lost 6 straight, and sit 6 games out of first in the NL Central. You can almost see the noose tightening around Ned Yost's neck

Kyle Lohse: In my opinion, no one on the St. Louis Cardinals embodies the smoke and mirrors of their team more than Kyle Lohse. Lohse started the year 3-0 with a 2.36 ERA, but in his last two starts (both 9-3 losses) Lohse has given up 15 runs over 10 innings pitched. That's a 13.50 ERA over his last two outings. I expect Lohse to continue his tailspin into mediocrity, and I expect the Cards to begin theirs any day now. They've lost two in a row, it's possible they've already begun.