Comments on: Performance Of The Week | 9/7 – 9/13 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=performance-of-the-week-97-913 There's always room for one more on the bench. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chas http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/comment-page-1/#comment-6987 Chas Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:55:40 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4696#comment-6987 On the other hand, a rotation with Beckett, Santana and Lester heading into the playoffs would be pretty unbelievable...assuming Santana had stayed healthy. Also, gotta believe they would have made a lesser deal for a leadoff type guy who wouldn't have the major upside of Ellsbury, but would be good enough for now. Who the heck knows? On the other hand, a rotation with Beckett, Santana and Lester heading into the playoffs would be pretty unbelievable…assuming Santana had stayed healthy. Also, gotta believe they would have made a lesser deal for a leadoff type guy who wouldn’t have the major upside of Ellsbury, but would be good enough for now. Who the heck knows?

]]> By: Smitty http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/comment-page-1/#comment-6958 Smitty Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:18:42 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4696#comment-6958 No doubt. I remember being on the fence with that trade. Johan Santana is well Johan Santana. He has been pretty dominant in the NL despite pitching for a couple of bad Mets team. But I also kept thinking that Ellsbury was going to be good and the wild card in that deal was Bucholtz in all of it. In most cases, give a potentially young starting pitcher with the chance to be great for a pitcher that is already great and just coming into his prime? Absolutely. But including Ellsbury seemed like too much for Santana. I am sure glad they didn't give them up. Both are integral pieces to the puzzle. If Dice-K and Wake can make it back and contribute down the stretch - Red Sox pitching is going to be a major threat in the playoffs. No doubt. I remember being on the fence with that trade. Johan Santana is well Johan Santana. He has been pretty dominant in the NL despite pitching for a couple of bad Mets team.

But I also kept thinking that Ellsbury was going to be good and the wild card in that deal was Bucholtz in all of it. In most cases, give a potentially young starting pitcher with the chance to be great for a pitcher that is already great and just coming into his prime? Absolutely. But including Ellsbury seemed like too much for Santana.

I am sure glad they didn’t give them up. Both are integral pieces to the puzzle.

If Dice-K and Wake can make it back and contribute down the stretch – Red Sox pitching is going to be a major threat in the playoffs.

]]> By: Casey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/comment-page-1/#comment-6957 Casey Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:40:32 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4696#comment-6957 Remember the Johan Santana sweepstakes? Remember how a lot of people said the Saux should trade Bucholz and Ellsbury ( and others) for Santana? Remember how a lot of people said the Saux gotta think of the present and not the future? What do those people think now? Remember the Johan Santana sweepstakes? Remember how a lot of people said the Saux should trade Bucholz and Ellsbury ( and others) for Santana? Remember how a lot of people said the Saux gotta think of the present and not the future? What do those people think now?

]]> By: Smitty http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/comment-page-1/#comment-6956 Smitty Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:17:19 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4696#comment-6956 I going the homer route and nominate 2 Red Sox pitchers - Clay Bucholtz and Jon Lester. Both were phenomenal yesterday - giving up one run in a combined 15+ innings of pitching. They helped the Sox sweep the Tampa Rays - a team they have had alot of problems with the past couple of years. Bucholtz was also dominating earlier in the week against the Orioles and if he continues - has pretty much solidified a spot in the Red Sox starting rotation. I going the homer route and nominate 2 Red Sox pitchers – Clay Bucholtz and Jon Lester. Both were phenomenal yesterday – giving up one run in a combined 15+ innings of pitching. They helped the Sox sweep the Tampa Rays – a team they have had alot of problems with the past couple of years.

Bucholtz was also dominating earlier in the week against the Orioles and if he continues – has pretty much solidified a spot in the Red Sox starting rotation.

]]> By: Casey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/comment-page-1/#comment-6953 Casey Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:55:44 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4696#comment-6953 I'm not gonna lie. I had to check and make sure that Houston belonged to Conference USA for football. What a great win. I’m not gonna lie. I had to check and make sure that Houston belonged to Conference USA for football. What a great win.

]]> By: Wally http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/comment-page-1/#comment-6951 Wally Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4696#comment-6951 Forcier was great, but I'm so bitter that I had to come up with another nominee: the Houston Cougars, who went into Stillwater and upset the 5th ranked OK State Cowboys. Where did that come from???? Forcier was great, but I’m so bitter that I had to come up with another nominee: the Houston Cougars, who went into Stillwater and upset the 5th ranked OK State Cowboys. Where did that come from????

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