Red Sox are KING of the Jungle

[MC Hammer]

It's kinda like that theory with the frog and the boiling water. If you throw him into the boiling water right away, he'll jump out. But if you slowly boil the water, the frog will stay in to that temperature comfortably.

 

Where the hell did you get that from?

 

Anyway, agreed. I'm not really sure how we can steadily increase his innings unless we send him to the minors though. I mean you can't predict how long your starters are going to go, and you can't throw away a game just for the sake of getting schilling the right amount of innings. I'm not really sure how we're going to swing this, but come playoff time we need Curt in this rotation.

[schillingouttheks]

Pahahah I heard it in one of my history classes. Discussion on "global warming." I saw similarities between the two

[Ray10]

Couldn't agree with you more. Ecspacially about A-Rod I mean common the guy has frosted tips.

[BronxBomber61]

The only case I see that you have here is Delcarmen and Sturtze. Watching this Twins game, Delcarmen is sucking it up. Timlin...should have been an all-star. The Sox always get to Gordon. Mussina...that is a toss up, and it's not as easy as you say it is. Look how both pitchers have been pitching recently. Mussina with that DISASTROUS game against the Guardians, and Wells has been on a roll ever since he found out who he was (a couple starts after that disastrous A's game). And also, Crespo, the way that Johnson has been pitching recently, Schilling > Johnson, although I can't base that seriously. Will need to see more of Schill's starts when he gets back into the rotation.

 

Yankees are getting along on a wing and a prayer with their pitching now but the only hope I have of winning the division is from watching the RS games. It’s not going to come down to the team plays better, it will come down to the team sucks the least. Yankees have been real lucky with the fill-in pitchers but the only one that I think can continue to surprise everyone is Chac?n. Getting out of Colorado might be just what he needed.

 

As for the Sox, you guys can’t feel confident going into the postseason with the staff you have now. You rarely get a good performance from your starters or your bullpen. Even in some of your wins the amount of runs they’ve been giving up to teams like TB, KC and Minn have been ridiculous. Without Schilling the Sox will go as far in the postseason as the Yanks would without Johnson. And do you really think if Schilling starts he will be anything like his old self. A lot of his saves have been nail biters. Yanks are in the same position; if RJ’s back doesn’t get better it won’t be pretty. As for Wells, he used to come up big in the big game but with his age he’s more likely to implode again. And if that happens in Boston then he’ll join the list with Buckner and Grady.

[stevece80]

I said, how about you suck my balls Mr. Garrison.

[Sizzlin22]

As for the Sox, you guys can’t feel confident going into the postseason with the staff you have now.

Schilling (assuming), Clement, and Wells all have dominant stuff I am 100% confident when those 3 take the hill, Wakefield is pretty much a toss up, and Arroyo can be picked up by our ofense. This team is finally hitting it's groove and I feel comfertable playing anyone.

[riverside sluggers]

As for the Sox, you guys can’t feel confident going into the postseason with the staff you have now. You rarely get a good performance from your starters or your bullpen. Even in some of your wins the amount of runs they’ve been giving up to teams like TB, KC and Minn have been ridiculous. Without Schilling the Sox will go as far in the postseason as the Yanks would without Johnson. And do you really think if Schilling starts he will be anything like his old self. A lot of his saves have been nail biters. Yanks are in the same position; if RJ’s back doesn’t get better it won’t be pretty. As for Wells, he used to come up big in the big game but with his age he’s more likely to implode again. And if that happens in Boston then he’ll join the list with Buckner and Grady.

 

ok,, yeaaa

 

Red Sox bullpen:

Mike Timlin- 1.46 ERA, 2 saves

Chad Bradford- 1.93 ERA

Mike Myers- 2.61 ERA

Curt Schilling- 5.88 ERA, 9 saves in 10 opportunities (before he came back his ERA was under 8) and yes um dude a closer role is a nailbiting situation like how many one-run leads has Mo protected? think before you speak

Jeremi Gonzalez- 6.32 ERA, held down the power hitting Rangers in 2.2 innings allwoing just 2 hits

Manny Delcarmen- 7.34 ERA, rookie pitcher who is finding his stride

 

yes i will give you fact about wade miller who more or less i am not impressed by him. Wakefield has won his 3rd straight start, who averages 7 innings or more each game to give his offense a chance. Once Curt comes back to the starting role and Foulke back as the closer, the inept Bronson would be moved to the bullpen to help more with long relief.

[BronxBomber61]

ok,, yeaaa

 

Red Sox bullpen:

Mike Timlin- 1.46 ERA, 2 saves

Chad Bradford- 1.93 ERA

Mike Myers- 2.61 ERA

Curt Schilling- 5.88 ERA, 9 saves in 10 opportunities (before he came back his ERA was under 8) and yes um dude a closer role is a nailbiting situation like how many one-run leads has Mo protected? think before you speak

Jeremi Gonzalez- 6.32 ERA, held down the power hitting Rangers in 2.2 innings allwoing just 2 hits

Manny Delcarmen- 7.34 ERA, rookie pitcher who is finding his stride

 

yes i will give you fact about wade miller who more or less i am not impressed by him. Wakefield has won his 3rd straight start, who averages 7 innings or more each game to give his offense a chance. Once Curt comes back to the starting role and Foulke back as the closer, the inept Bronson would be moved to the bullpen to help more with long relief.

 

I’m willing to admit the Yankees pitching is in not what they would want right now but your staff has given up 47 runs and 74 hits in the last seven games. You’re all taking like everything’s coming up rosy, and that was mostly against KC and Minnesota.

[SCM33]

Regardless of the fact the Yankees team ERA is lower than the sox, the sox staff is MUCH better than the yankees. Fact is, the Sox have been winning without one of the best big game pitchers in baseball. The yankees right now are signing anyone available including SOX REJECTS like Nomo, and Embree. Once again the yankees Pen will crumble like last year because Gordon and Rivera are being used much too often. If you want to talk about starting pitchers its not even close. Pavano is a bust, Wright is a bust, Johnson is a bust, Mussina is his solid self, brown is and has been a bust not to mention washed up, aaron small is a career minor leaguer, Nomo is over the hill and has the highest ERA over a 2 year span, Chacon is a decent pickup and Al Leiter is another washed up big leaguer.

In contrast the Sox have Clement, who has struggled in his last few starts, but I take a struggling clement over anyone not named Mike Mussina, (he was an allstar, the unit was not). I take Wells over anyone not named Mussina OR Johnson. I take Arroyo over everyone not named Mussina and Johnson, same for Wakefield, hell even Wade Millers 4 ER in 5 IP performances are better then what the yankees are getting from their number 3, 4 and 5 starters. Fact is while the Yankees are waiting for crappy pitchers to get designated for assignment and sign other teams trash, the sox have a pretty solid starting staff and Schilling is getting stronger and stronger in the pen. The Sox pitching has been comparable to the Yankees, and the sox dont even have their best SP. And dont try to make the argument that Pavano and Wright are hurt because everyone knew Wright was gunna suck and everyone knew Pavano had the chance of being a bust.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

I gotta give Aaron Hill some credit. He has pitched WAY above my expectations. Leiter is showing his true colors. The biggest thing I see is the Yanks starting rotation isn't competitive. Brown, Johnson, Pavano, and Wright appear to be fine with having injuries and taking a break.

 

Schilling was itching to get back into the big leagues and help the team anyway possible. Even Keith Foulke is trying hard to gather his closer role. These guys really want to be in there and help. Pavano doesn't want to be in NY and Johnson could probably care less at this point of his career with how people get on him. Jared Wright would just assume stay on the DL for the year knowing when he comes back he will get crushed. I have no idea why Kevin Brown hasn't retired already.

[SCM33]

Aaron Hill does deserve credit because at least he seems to want to compete. Like you said schillingisnatural, many of the yankees pitchers seem to not give a crap. He deserves the credit however, we know that all good things come to an end, and with no track record and a career spent in the minor leagues its certain he will pitch like a minor leaguer.