Myth: Oliver Perez Is a Big Joke
I know, I know, my predictions are about as accurate as, well, an Oliver Perez pitch. But guess what? Perez is going to pitch the game of his life tonight, and the New York Mets are going to beat the St. Louis Cardinals.

Hear me out. He might not ACTUALLY pitch the game of his life, he might get smashed. But the point is this: There has to be a reason the Mets are pitching Perez over, say, Darren Oliver (who saved their bullpen with an effective six-inning outing last night) or Dave Williams, or anyone else they might have as a 7th or 8th starter. And I know the reason. They know that out of all their options, Perez is the only one capable of shocking the hell out of the entire world with an 8-inning, 10-strikeout, 3-hit performance. And they think that hey, St. Louis is pitching some guy named Reyes, and we'll just outmash the Cards anyway.

So before you make fun of the reasoning behind the "Oliver Perez Experiment," watch it tonight. You'll understand soon enough.