6/12 Phils @ SOX 7:10PM ET

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Which would make them decidedly average for a MLB starter.

I remember the days of baseball if a starter had an ERA over 4, he was usually sent down.

[Oscars]

Damn, the SOX were only two wild pitches away from cutting the lead in half.

The Sox will be lucky to not be 7-8 games under .500 by the end of June

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Dalbec and "keep it rolling" in the same sentence. That's just nuts.

[illinoisredsox]

I remember the days of baseball if a starter had an ERA over 4, he was usually sent down.

So do I, but then I also remember 4 man rotations and Tiant going the distance in a 15 inning loss to the Angels.

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I remember the days of baseball if a starter had an ERA over 4, he was usually sent down.

Of course, an ERA of over 4 being average is just a side effect of having 30 teams in MLB.

[illinoisredsox]

Dalbec and "keep it rolling" in the same sentence. That's just nuts.

Cmon, he kept it rolling right to the shortstop.

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So do I, but then I also remember Tiant going the distance in a 15 inning loss to the Angels.

And 4 days later he's back on the mound. Back in the days where men were men and so were pitchers.

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Cmon, he kept it rolling right to the shortstop.

Good point. 'Rolling' has more than one definition.

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Bad defense is contagious.

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And 4 days later he's back on the mound. Back in the days where men were men and so were pitchers.

With that in mind Wheeler is a throw back to those days.

[illinoisredsox]

And 4 days later he's back on the mound. Back in the days where men were men and so were pitchers.

Nah. It was June of 1974. Darrell Johnson gave him a break and gave him 4 days off after that game. Tiant pitched a complete game win against Vida Blue (who also went the route) on June 10th. Then the aforementioned game against the Angels on June 14 followed by another win against Blue on the 18th. Tiant “only” went 10 in that one and didn’t pitch the bottom of the 11th in a Sox win.

8 days, 34+ innings

Ryan wimped out of that game in the 12th or 13th.

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Great rally inning for SOX. Viva Valdez!

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Nah. It was June of 1974. Darrell Johnson gave him a break and gave him 4 days off after that game. Tiant pitched a complete game win against Vida Blue (who also went the route) on June 10th. Then the aforementioned game against the Angels on June 14 followed by another win against Blue on the 18th. Tiant “only” went 10 in that one and didn’t pitch the bottom of the 11th in a Sox win.

8 days, 34+ innings

Ryan wimped out of that game in the 12th or 13th.

Don't forget Tiant's baserunning skills. Often overlooked, but never forgotten. I loved Tiant.

[illinoisredsox]

Don't forget Tiant's baserunning skills. Often overlooked, but never forgotten. I loved Tiant.

And his cigar smoking skills. Keeping those things lit in the shower was amazing.

He was fun to watch.

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That's how you execute a shutdown inning.