I don't think that the concerns about our pitching were limited to Doubront and Bard. As I recall, there were many discussions about them, for sure, as well as concerns about the bullpen. Bard and Doubront were unknowns; hence the concern. However, there were also lots of discussions about how our top three SP HAD TO PITCH WELL and be free of injury for the team to be successful.
I think the realists got it right.