TheKilo

The massive amounts of factual evidence to the contrary as opposed to the very small sample size of two games. As mentioned, it would be two days less rest, and if they know more about the situation than you then doesn't it make sense to defer to their judgment? I'll let you control my sig if he starts one game on three days rest.

You forget one small thing. This Yankees team was expected to win the division in the preseason, and many on this board thought they'd do it easily. However, with the team's 21-29 start based largely on the s***** pitching staff Brian Cashman assembled, it looked as if the Yankees were going to miss the playoffs entirely. http://www.coolstandings.com/%5Ccharts%5C2007_coolstats_s_NYY.jpg Coolstandings.com had them at about 10% to make the playoffs on June 1st. So what do the Yankees do? They go 73-39 the rest of the way and win the Wild Card by six f***ing games. The players credited Torre with the turnaround, many saying it would not have happened had someone else been managing the Yankees. After this season, from saving a lost season on the brink, and the ******** he endured in the playoffs, the fact the Yankees cut his pay and threw in performance incentives (something they have never done for players), how could he not feel insulted? Maybe it's because he earned a guaranteed contract as opposed to performance incentives? You're making my point for me, Jacko. After all the guy had done he was given a guaranteed deal. then, after one of his best seasons managing, he gets a pay cut and has the incentive clauses thrown back in? How would he not feel insulted? IS he being punished for doing a good job?

You're vastly underrating this Colorado team. There's a reason they won 21 of 22 games. They are a very good baseball team and will give the Sox fits. That being said, I have to think the layoff hurt them some. Facing live pitching for the first time in over a week in the form of God will be tough. I would really caution against discounting these Rockies. That being said, I like the Sox in 6.

Rusty Buchholz would not be a good idea, IMO.

We were confronted with the exact same situation in the ALCS. If the FO, Tito, Farrell, etc. didn't think it was a good idea to do it then, why is it a good idea now? I understand he had success doing it twice in 2003. However, do the words small sample size mean anything? To anyone??? If they are down 3-0, then fine, use him. Any other scenario should have Beckett in game 5 (if necessary) and Beckett ready to come out of the pen in Game 7 just like the ALCS.

Unless we are down 3-0 it looks like it's Lester in Game 4.

You answer me this then. If Francona wouldn't throw Beckett when we were down 2 games to 1 in the last series on three days rest, why would he do it at all in this series?

Not to sound like an ass, but you should have probably looked up the dates beforehand before you made that statement. There is no day off in the WS like there was in the ALCS. And of course, if Beckett could pitch three times on normal rest, he'd do it. That's not the question being asked. Weather forecast for Colorado this weekend is for it to be in the 50s, BTW.

I liked the non-standard gamethread titles better.

Hopefully Posada's HGH shipment gets derailed for the next three years. Interesting locking up that kind of money for those guys. But then again, they HAD to do it.

There's threads for the discussion of the World Series, though. This is a discussion about Lowell and the offseason, because like it or not it is a week and a half away at the latest.

Good luck getting Santana w/o CMW, unless of course you part with JOBA

I agree. If BC doesn't make any mistakes in the first 20 minutes of the game or so they'll win going away....VT's offense is that bad.

Buster Olney said John Farrell was a darkhorse candidate over the weekend.

If we're down 2-1 we throw Beckett in Game 5.

If anyone thinks Beckett is going to pitch in Colorado on three day's rest you're nuts. Only absolute extreme circumstances will bring that about.

Ok, so what does he have to do for him to earn his money? The DP in the first was hit hard last night. Right at Peralta. Youk's GB found a hole, his didn't. No mention of the ripped single in the 8th?

And what about the games in Colorado where he'd be facing lefties? What about the oxygen difference in the field? What about the increased risk of injury? The way Youkilis is swinging the bat it is by no means a slam dunk decision. We're going to f*** with defensive alignments in the World Series?

Again, grammar is cool.