7/20 vs Blue Jays

[Maxbialystock]

I still say starting Fister yesterday was mindless. It turns out Sale's splits say he is better at home than on the road and better in day games than night games. In other words, that extra day of rest guaranteed that Sale would have one less start at Fenway and one more on the road.

 

But what really frosts me is the signal--starting Fister over Sale--being sent to the lineup players and the bullpen. Those are the guys who played/pitched in both games of the double header and in the extra inning games. In no games was a starter required to pitch on short rest or to pitch extra innings, etc.

 

The game did not turn on that ball in the sun for the simple reason that we don't know what would have happened in subsequent innings if Holt had caught it. Fister had plenty of walks and hits left in that pathetic right arm of his, and Farrell was more than happy to leave him in the game until at least 100 pitches.

 

I do agree with spudboy that maybe Farrell knew/knows something we don't know. Maybe he and the pitching coach have seen things that indicated an extra day of rest was warranted or whatever. But there are also a wealth of facts that say starting Fister was the wrong move, especially on the eve of a six game road trip to the West Coast.

[Bellhorn04]

Here are Fister's numbers for his last 3 outings:

 

10.2 IP

16 H

15 R

13 ER

9 BB

1 HBP

3 HR

Hitters .372/.464/.674 1.139 OPS

 

This is the guy we sent to the mound when we could have sent Sale on normal rest.

[TylerD]

I still say starting Fister yesterday was mindless. It turns out Sale's splits say he is better at home than on the road and better in day games than night games. In other words, that extra day of rest guaranteed that Sale would have one less start at Fenway and one more on the road.

 

But what really frosts me is the signal--starting Fister over Sale--being sent to the lineup players and the bullpen. Those are the guys who played/pitched in both games of the double header and in the extra inning games. In no games was a starter required to pitch on short rest or to pitch extra innings, etc.

 

The game did not turn on that ball in the sun for the simple reason that we don't know what would have happened in subsequent innings if Holt had caught it. Fister had plenty of walks and hits left in that pathetic right arm of his, and Farrell was more than happy to leave him in the game until at least 100 pitches.

 

I do agree with spudboy that maybe Farrell knew/knows something we don't know. Maybe he and the pitching coach have seen things that indicated an extra day of rest was warranted or whatever. But there are also a wealth of facts that say starting Fister was the wrong move, especially on the eve of a six game road trip to the West Coast.

 

I agree with this to a point however the Jays have been in such a bad slump and we have owned them as of recent. We have taken the last 5 of 6 games from them so I honestly didn't think it would matter if Fister started and we save Sale for the Angels. But apparently I was wrong. the Jays came out on a mission this series. At the end of the day it could have been worse. We split the series and now we move on to LA. We are still in the driver seat of the division just have to keep looking ahead and winning series.

[Spudboy]

I, for one, am far less than satisfied with a .500 home stand.

[a700hitter]

I, for one, am far less than satisfied with a .500 home stand.

If that continues, there will be no Division Championship for the Red Sox

[Spudboy]

If that continues, there will be no Division Championship for the Red Sox

 

Good teams win.