Nope. That was his first game, but not his all-important first home game. His first home game was 8 IP/4 ER, for a horrible 4.50 ERA, and a no-decision. He didn't step up in that vital contest. I'm surprised nobody remembers.
C'mon Slash, you're not being reasonable at all. This reminds me of when Pumpsie Green used to say the same thing about Lester.
Price has 225 IP, an ERA+ of 113, a K/BB of 4.77, a bWAR of 2.9.
Saying he has pitched like a #2 is fair.
Expecting a .390 OBP from the kid in his rookie season is a bit much IMO. After Ortiz, the highest OBP on this year's team is Pedroia at .378, and that's 12 points above his career number.
Yes, I do find it frustrating that we can't even consider something like Schilling's postseason numbers meaningful. We almost have to define what 'meaningful' actually means in this context.