Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyfrenchman27
The only problem is: neither team has pitching, but the Red Sox actually have a real offense that hasn't beaten up on anemic teams like the Tigers and Royals all year.
The outcome of this series is quite obvious.
The only interesting series this year will be that of the Braves vs. Cardinals.
-Matt
|
And now to debunk everything you've just said:
Starting Pitching:
White Sox:
Mark Buehrle: 16-8, 3.12 ERA (#3 in AL)
Jose Contreras: 15-7, 3.61 ERA (#11 in AL)
Freddy Garcia: 14-8, 3.87 ERA (#21 in AL)
Jon Garland: 18-10, 3.51 ERA (#9 in AL)
Red Sox:
Bronso Arroyo: 14-10, 4.51 ERA
Matt Clement: 13-6, 4.57 ERA
Curt Schilling: 8-8, 5.69 ERA
David Wells: 15-7, 4.45 ERA
Tim Wakefield: 16-12, 4.15 ERA
Basically, your best starter, whoever that might be, wouldn't even crack our postseason rotation.
We have pitching.
You do not. If you're still not convinced, take a look at the bullpens:
White Sox:
Neal Cotts: 4-0, 1.94 ERA, 60.1 IP
Cliff Politte: 7-1, 2.00 ERA, 67.1 IP
Dustin Hermanson: 2-4, 2.04 ERA, 34 saves, 57.1 IP
Bobby Jenks: 1-1, 2.75 ERA, 6 saves, 39.1 IP
Red Sox:
Mike Timlin.
I'll be nice and just stop here. Timlin's great, but that's pretty much where it stops for you guys. If you want to argue the merits of Mike Myers, be my guest.
Top-to-bottom, the White Sox have arguably the best pitching staff in the AL. There's an old adage in baseball that goes something like this: in the playoffs, good pitching will always beat good hitting. There's a reason that this is an old adage -- this is how things usually pan out.
And don't talk about the Royals and Tigers when the Wrong Sox are in the same division as the O's and Rays. Not much of a difference there; each division has 2 very good teams, a mediocre team, a bad team, and a horribly bad team.
See ya Tuesday.
