Welcome. In answer to your question, we had two guys in 2004 who did put their careers on the line to get us to a title-Schilling and Foulke. And God bless them for it. But they were already near the end of their careers. I don't think too many people actually want Buchholz to risk his career this year.
It's a debate that will rage on a while. I see that Globe columnist Chad Finn has a column about it with a headline that Buchholz is being smart, not soft.