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Originally Posted by The Miz
I would not be surprised at all if Schilling ended up hurting them more than helping them. He keeps saying he can pitch and well get better, but what if when the postseason starts he is still this ineffective? I doubt his problems stem from rustiness, I've seen some of his starts and he is not driving at all off his ankle. I hope this doesn't happen, not because I like the Red Sox but because I don't want to here his bitching and excuses all winter
With or without him, the Red Sox have arguably the worst pitching of any AL contender
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I have the same concern, like most good pitchers they're so damn stubborn and want to help the team, they don't tell the coach when they can't go, and where he's "Francona boy", I dunno if Tito would give him the hook when he should.
He hasn't always had his fastball and his placement has been on/off.
The rest of the staff has been shakey. Wakefield will be good, and Wells has been on lately and I'm fairly comfortable with him in a big game. Clement has looked good, but I have no clue how he'll be with a big game on the line.
So, I'm confident in two of the starters. Only really takes 3 come playoff time.
The pen, Hopefully we get last years Foulke back, if not Timlin is fine, unless he's brought in with runners on base, he gets killed with runners on base.
I honestly wouldn't be suprised to see Pappelbon in the rotation come playoffs.
Defense isn't as good as last year and we've down a few bats (Kevin Millar), but Olerud still seems to be able to hit, the question is will the finally bench Millar.
So yeah, not as good as last year, but still good and a contender. If schilling turns it on, they'll be in much better shape.
That all being said, the White Sox have great pitching and thats what wins. But do they have enough bats so they don't loose 2-1?