Comments on: Ten things we learned from Sox-Yankees http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/23/ten-things-we-learned-from-sox-yankees/ Bill Burt's blog on sports Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:04:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: s1c http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/23/ten-things-we-learned-from-sox-yankees/#comment-1026 s1c Fri, 25 May 2007 22:03:54 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/23/ten-things-we-learned-from-sox-yankees/#comment-1026 <i>He has to go at least seven innings to be a Top 3 starter. It would be nice for an 8-inning or complete game effort at least twice a month.</i> I agree, to be a top 3 pitcher he needs to average 7 innings. I believe that Curt has said that is why he has introduced a change up this year. Instead of being a strike out pitcher he is trying to become more of get them to hit the ball and have the defense get the outs. Unfortunately for Curt command of the fast ball is what sets up those pitches and induces the ground ball outs. That is where he is struggling this year, command of the Fast Ball. What worries me is that him and Farrel can't seem to fix this problem. As for ranking him, at the end of April I thought it was pretty clear that he is the #3 pitcher in this rotation and Wakefield was making a push to take that from him. He has to go at least seven innings to be a Top 3 starter. It would be nice for an 8-inning or complete game effort at least twice a month.

I agree, to be a top 3 pitcher he needs to average 7 innings. I believe that Curt has said that is why he has introduced a change up this year. Instead of being a strike out pitcher he is trying to become more of get them to hit the ball and have the defense get the outs. Unfortunately for Curt command of the fast ball is what sets up those pitches and induces the ground ball outs. That is where he is struggling this year, command of the Fast Ball.

What worries me is that him and Farrel can’t seem to fix this problem. As for ranking him, at the end of April I thought it was pretty clear that he is the #3 pitcher in this rotation and Wakefield was making a push to take that from him.

]]> By: Bill Burt http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/23/ten-things-we-learned-from-sox-yankees/#comment-1017 Bill Burt Fri, 25 May 2007 02:52:55 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/23/ten-things-we-learned-from-sox-yankees/#comment-1017 s1c You are correct about Schilling. He is 0-1 with a no decision. As for the quality starts (six-for-10), those aren't numbers to be proud of. He has been pretty good thus far, but I'm expecting better. Maybe I'm just upset my prediction was wrong on him starring against the Yankees on Wednesday and taking it out on him. He has to go at least seven innings to be a Top 3 starter. It would be nice for an 8-inning or complete game effort at least twice a month. s1c
You are correct about Schilling. He is 0-1 with a no decision.
As for the quality starts (six-for-10), those aren’t numbers to be proud of. He has been pretty good thus far, but I’m expecting better. Maybe I’m just upset my prediction was wrong on him starring against the Yankees on Wednesday and taking it out on him.
He has to go at least seven innings to be a Top 3 starter. It would be nice for an 8-inning or complete game effort at least twice a month.

]]> By: s1c http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/23/ten-things-we-learned-from-sox-yankees/#comment-1014 s1c Thu, 24 May 2007 23:10:28 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/23/ten-things-we-learned-from-sox-yankees/#comment-1014 Actually Schilling is 0-1 against the Yankees this year. His only other start against the Yankees was the game the first game in which the Sox came back against Mariano. In 10 starts Schilling has 6 quality starts and if you take out his two games vs the spankees he has a 3.18 ERA and a 1.33 whip. Also of the 7 no decisions by Sox starters this year Curt has 4 of them. He left one game trailing that the Sox won (yankees), had 2 blown saves and left tied in the other. The sox record in those 4 no decisions is 3 and 1. Actually Schilling is 0-1 against the Yankees this year. His only other start against the Yankees was the game the first game in which the Sox came back against Mariano.
In 10 starts Schilling has 6 quality starts and if you take out his two games vs the spankees he has a 3.18 ERA and a 1.33 whip. Also of the 7 no decisions by Sox starters this year Curt has 4 of them. He left one game trailing that the Sox won (yankees), had 2 blown saves and left tied in the other. The sox record in those 4 no decisions is 3 and 1.

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