Not worth the effort to go back through your past couple-thousand posts, not to mention I never mentioned you in that category. I like Lackey, and I agree with how you just now stated his value to be, which is as a solid pitcher who's good for a consistent 7 inning, 3 run performance for the most part. I never expected him to be the ace others thought he would be, I definitely think if he put up the performance I expected him to, which is his career averages possibly inflated by the AL East a tad. He's been a little disappointing overall, that's all. I thought he'd adjusted, but this season needs to turn around quickly, hopefully his last performance is the turnaround.