Red Sox

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Check out the last 4....

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...?playerId=5203


That would be 29.2 IP 28 hits 8 runs 2 hrs 4 bbs 27 k's

Not bad for a tired guy


decisions are a function of how much your team scores....if you get shutout or the bullpen blows it then you dont get a decision ....not your fault...

I know this guy's habits only too well.I'm not gunna say he can't pitch in the 1st half of the season.In the 2nd half of the season,I just see too much of this crap like he did against Texas.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=270902103

He starts out by giving up a 2 run homer early.Then he gets run support,and battles until the 6th.As I have told you many times,this guy gets oh so tired out there.He goes out to pitch the 6th inning with a 5-2 lead.He then gets nailed for a 2 run homer.In the 7th,he has to be taken out because he wild pitches a guy into scoring position.Because he doesn't have sharp enough stuff,his pitch count makes stuff like that 2 run homer in the 6th very likely.If he had better stuff,he could have a lower pitch count,and make fewer mistakes for home runs etc. that let teams back into games that the Halos have given him runs in.The other scenario is like the loss to Baltimore.He can't match the good pitching of the opposing pitcher.See how he does? He is either losing 3-0,or desperately trying to hold on to a lead of 5-4 etc.Nothing is easy for him.It's a battle.He is no ace in the 2nd half.He is unreliable in the last half of the season.This year he is very mediocre in the 2nd half,and last year he was bad in the 2nd half.He is no ace in the 2nd half(which was the point I was trying to make at the allstar break when you guys were thinking he would continue to pitch like an 11-5 pitcher.) If they hit good,then he will probably keep them in the game.If they don't hit,they will lose 5-=0,4-1,or 6-2 etc.He can't match a Beckett right now.That's just dreaming.He isn't sharp enough to keep the Yanks or Boston from scoring 3 or more runs(probably 4-5.) If the Halos hit,they got a shot to win 5-4 ,7-4,etc. He is not dominant after the break.He gets in/out of trouble,sweats a gallon,and leaves throwing 108 pitches in 6 innings.That's not an ace.He is mediocre,but on a team that is probably the best managed(in all of baseball.)

[Storm Cadet]

Anybody getting nervous yet?

[kenny p]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Anybody getting nervous yet?

Yeah me. I am a Met fan and if they blow it and the Yanks win Ill have to listen to obnoxious Yankee fans all winter.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Anybody getting nervous yet?

hell yeah...

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Anybody getting nervous yet?

Nervous ??? A sox's fan...........NEVAH !!!

[whodey17]

Yanks 1.5 games back. I cannot wait to see the Red Sox choke. I cannot stand them. However, that center fielder they have is going to be a good one.

[MaTH716]

Tigers did them a favor dropping 3 to the tribe. Red Sox are in, just will it be as the AL east champs or the wildcard? Lugo killed them tonight not running that ball out. Could have kept a possible big inning going with a 2 out infied hit.

[SniperSB23]

Who cares, home teams are only winning series in baseball at a 54% clip. Who wins the division if both teams get in is about as meaningless as an NFL preseason game.