The Phils misguidedly penciled Brett Myers in as the opening day starter just as spring training was starting as some sort of sop to the mercurial pitcher for relinquishing the closer role.

Clearly, anyone who has seen a Phillies game in the past few seasons would know that Cole Hamels is their best pitcher and the only pitcher on the roster with any sort of qualifications for the #1 starter role. Then again, given Charlie "I Need a Friggin'" Manuel's in-game decisions, I cannot confirm that he actually has watched a Phils game in the past few years.

Myers is now 2-5 with a 5.7 ERA and projects to 7-18. He has allowed 15 home runs in 59 innings, and projects to 53 on the season, which would be three more than the single-season record (Bert Blyleven allowed 50 in 1986). Opponents are batting .307 against him. Things are so bad for Myers that when he gets beaten 4-zip by the worst team in the division, as he was Monday night, the local media see it as a step in the right direction since he picked up an all-important Quality Start.

So how bad is Myers? Could he be the worst opening-day starter in baseball history

I looked at the opening day pitchers who had an ERA of 5.76 or worse, lost at least 15 games and won fewer than ten. Myers is not the worst, but he makes it into the bottom 15: