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Showing posts with label Collapse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Collapse. Show all posts
Monday, October 10, 2011
Now Ownership is to blame?
Friday, October 7, 2011
History Lesson: Depth (Part 3)
Last night, Ivan Nova and Doug Fister squared off in Game 5 of the AL Division Series for the Yankees and Tigers, respectively. Nova is the Yankees's rookie sensation who won 16 games, including 12 decisions in a row, and headed into the post season as the team's number two starter. Fister was picked up in a trade mid-season from the Mariners and proved to be the most important trade acquisition in baseball, stabilizing a shaky Detroit rotation by going 8-1 with a 1.79 ERA and 0.6 BB per 9 innings after the trade.
The results of last night's match-up are inconsequential to this discussion (but thank baby Jesus the Tigers won). The reason for highlighting these pitchers is because Red Sox fans and media have wondered why the Red Sox didn't have a pitcher from the minors like Nova or why they didn't make a trade for a pitcher like Fister, but instead threw out the likes of Andrew Miller, Kyle Weiland and Tim Wakefield in key September starts while the playoffs were slipping away.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
History Lesson: September Pitching (Part 2)
The Red Sox pitching in September was Loiazan. This is no surprise, and it is not my hypothesis. Even the staunchest supporters of the "bad chemistry" theory can admit that the pitching was just plain terrible in September (although all those chemists point to this drinking story as a reason why, not a combination of bad talent and bad timing; because the Red Sox are definitively the only team in baseball with pitchers that drink between starts; riiiiight).
In September, Red Sox pitchers allowed 6.37 runs per game (earned and unearned). From April-May they had allowed 4.19 runs per game. They went from an above average pitching staff to an historically bad one. While this was happening, the offense more or less remained the same (5.4 runs per game in September, 5.4 runs per game through the whole season), elite compared to the rest of the league, but not historically elite. Because the 2011 Red Sox offense was unable to morph into a combination of the late 90s Cleveland Indians and late 20s New York Yankees, that September pitching became a problem.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
History Lesson: Injuries (Part 1)
It is time to dive into the collapse once and for all. I am
not sure how many parts this will take or what answers I will find. I have
preconceived notions about each topic that I plan to discuss, but I am going to
back each argument up with research. Sometimes I may be wrong and sometimes I
may be right, but I promise to give unbiased research for each topic. I will
start each part off with what I think is right and then will dive into the
research to confirm or refute my own theory. Sounds exciting right? While the
scientific method may not sound exciting, hopefully it will bring us all some
closure.
Today I will look at injuries as a cause for the Red Sox
collapse. Injuries seem to be the topic that nobody likes to discuss. For one,
people tend to think that every team has injuries so if everyone is on a level
playing field with respect to injuries then this is a poor argument. Two,
talking about injuries is just sad and boring. There is no way to predict
injuries (yet) and prevention is equally unpredictable. Plus, we as fans are
not really privy to the methods of preparation and prevention nor the people in
charge of the medical and training staffs so when there is a failure there is
nobody to focus the blame on so it becomes a dead end. And three, people see
injuries as a cop out. They think that these pretty boy millionaires should be
able to play through a stiff neck, strained muscle or bone sticking out of the
flesh because at the end of the day they get to go home to their mansions and
super model wives and this is their job, damnit!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Save Terry
Do not get rid of Terry Francona. I repeat, do not get rid
of Terry Francona. At least not yet.
The worst collapse in Major League history just
came to its horrible conclusion less than 36 hours ago. The wound is still
fresh. Gangrene hasn’t even set in yet. Of course, since this is Boston, a lot
of idiot media members demand a scape goat. In order to fight through all the
bull shit, they have to come up with sensational solutions. Whoever yells the
loudest, or comes up with the stupidest shit will ultimately be the one to get
the most notoriety.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
How do you react to the unfathomable?
I am devastated. I really don’t know what else to say. This hurts. I don’t care that they won the World Series just 4 years ago. I don’t care that they were a really good team this year and I am sure they will contend next year. This just sucks balls.
I have about 30 different posts I plan to write about this
collapse. I’ve already started 5 different ones. I just can’t collect my
thoughts and feelings coherently enough for a full on reaction just yet.
Hopefully tomorrow.
If you want some thoughts for now, go check out Bill Simmons’running diary of the game last night.
Until then, you can find me drunk and crying on my living
room floor if you want to talk about what happened. At least basketball will be
starting… oh ya.
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