TheKilo

Sunday's stinker aside, Beckett's peripheral numbers are still pretty good: K/9 http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs/510_P_season_full_1_20080818.png BB/9 http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs/510_P_season_full_2_20080818.png K/BB http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs/510_P_season_full_3_20080818.png WHIP http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs/510_P_season_full_6_20080818.png SO what's happened between last year and this year? BABIP - He's been unluckier on balls in play http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs/510_P_season_full_7_20080818.png LOB% - Has undergone a correction from his brilliant last season http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs/510_P_season_full_8_20080818.png And probably the biggest reason - HR/9 has also undergone a correction http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs/510_P_season_full_4_20080818.png His FIP is 3.38 - this tells me he's been a bit unlucky this season. I don't find anything too alarming, he just needs to make some minor adjustments. Last season, he could get away with not throwing his off speed stuff for strikes because everyone was sitting fastball. This season batters have adjusted - and Beckett hasn't quite adjusted back. (For reference, in terms of FIP-ERA - Beckett is the 4th unluckiest pitcher in the majors behind Carlos Silva, Nate Robertson, and Luke Hochevar - but he's the only one with an ERA under 5)

DiceK and Cabrera ....aaaaaaaand go.

Yeah, it's pretty clearly Beckett.

yay I get to make another thread tomorrow

Gabe Gross RBI single, 6-4 Rays. WTF is the deal with Gabe Gross?

It's nice to have a LF that puts forth a total effort all the time.

Split that didn't split.

PS Thumper Papelbon doesn't throw a changeup. I don't care what Gameday says.

Delcarmen sucks. Okajima or Masterson needs to be the 8th inning guy.

Fantastic.

Minnesota is losing 3-0 in the 6th. Chicago winning 7-4 in the 5th.

Are you kidding me MDC?

Lester's been the 2nd best LHP in the AL this season and a top 5 starter. Lee Halladay Duchscherer Lester Mussina

I don't cry disadvantage with payrolls. But I also don't think you can sit there and expect sympathy for injuries, especially when your team is best equipped to handle them.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3541723

Jason Bay continues to impress. Casey base hit here would be huge.

Hinske and Floyd hit 2-R HRs, Hinske RBI single. 5-1 Rays after 3. Thanks to LAAAAAAAAAAAAA for showing up.

Decent recovery by Lester.

f***.

Way to show up LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoA

Juan Rivera HR cuts the lead in half, 2-1.

Ellsbury leading off: .256/.315/.344/.659 Awesomes.