Eric_Goodman's Blog

Aaron Cook deserves to be an all-star. He’s battled to become one of the top pitchers in the National League and he’s battled for his life. 

Cook didn’t pitch for nearly a year, after under going two surgeries to remove blood clots in his lungs. He suffered an oblique injury last August—missing the Rockies run to the playoffs, but he did get activated to pitch in the World Series.  

Cook credits his one start against the Red Sox for his career year. He’s been one of the few reasons to watch the Rockies this season—especially if you think baseball is long and boring. 

His 79 pitch masterpiece last night took less than two hours.  Six of his starts have gone two and a half hours or less. 

He pitches quickly and the wins are quickly adding up. His 11 wins are a third of the Rockies wins this season. Fans can’t vote pitchers into the all-star game, but if they could, he’d get my vote.