Who won?
He's a former Yankee with a great arm but screwed up head.
He's a former Yankee with a great arm but screwed up head.
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2009 Boston Red Sox
- Thread starter soxmuscle
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Sox won 12-8. Clay Buchholz got knocked around again. Good thing the Sox held onto that guy at the trade deadline.
Red Sox are unbeaten since acquiring Billy Wagner.
He's made quite a difference in their bullpen.
Hard to believe that as much as Ortiz has struggled this year, he's actually on pace for 30 HR and 100 RBI. That's a pretty good "bad year."
I wish he would have found one sooner.
Buchholz has been pretty solid over his last 4-5 starts.
In 2 of list last 5 starts he hasn't gotten past the 5th inning.
Clay Buchholz Game Log - ESPN
The three starts in between though....yes, much better.
Brad Penny asked for and was granted his release with the corresponding roster move being the addition of Billy Wagner to the bullpen.
Class act.
Is there really a doubt in anybody's mind that he'll go back to a National League contender (my guess = Colorado) and be successful?
Class act.
Is there really a doubt in anybody's mind that he'll go back to a National League contender (my guess = Colorado) and be successful?
I should have expanded.
In his last four starts, he's been pretty darn good.
Fundamentally in his most recent start the other night against the White Sox, he pitched alright. It was one of the better 7-run outings you can have and was two mistakes away from it being a two run/5+ inning performance.
I'm more on his side now than I have been in the past because every Red Sox fan and their mother continues to rag on the guy from pitch to pitch and start to start and it isn't fair.
Yes, he's 25 and should be more of the pitcher he was projected to be but sometimes players take longer to find their niche than others and I full on believe that's the case with Clay.
Trading him and a plethora of others for Roy Halladay wasn't the right deal to make and to be honest, the Jays will most likely fire J.P. Ricciardi (somewhat) as a result.
The Red Sox are good enough to make the playoffs and while it would be hard rationalizing developing his repertoire in the Majors in the midst of a playoff hunt, they don't have any other options. Buchholz (and Tazawa for that matter) are better options than both Smoltz and Penny who simply didn't have what it takes to be successful in the AL East.
Part of the "problem" with Buchholz is that he threw that no-hitter, and since then everyone seems to think he should be an ace.
He's been projected as a #1 or 2 starter since the day he was drafted. That's why everyone thinks he should be an ace. Though, most Red Sox fans understand that he is still developing. Very few pitchers develop into an ace after only a few ML seasons.
There are arguments to be made about every teams schedule.
Having a warm weather team play in the middle of winter in Boston or New York is just dumb.
Wow...the Mets could use a pitcher.
Keyword being "contender."
Tough loss for the Rays last night. They really needed to sweep Boston to put a dent in that Wild Card lead.
So Brad Penny throws eight shutout innings last night. 
Further proof that the NL sucks.
Further proof that the NL sucks.
I was thinking the same thing. First Smoltz, now Penny. Sort of puts a damper on Cliff Lee's recent performances for Philly.
The NL is a weaker league.
The Sox are really starting to come together. The additions of Clay Buchholz to the rotation, Billy Wagner to the bullpen, and Victor Martinez to the middle of the lineup have been huge, plus Josh Beckett seems to be getting his crap back together. That was wasn't just a sweep of Tampa...it was completely one sided.
Hold on to your pants: With good pitching, Red Sox getting ready to roll - Red Sox Monster
Hold on to your pants: With good pitching, Red Sox getting ready to roll - Red Sox Monster
How's Billy been doing in the pen?
Freaking ROCK SOLID! Averaging like two strikeouts per inning. I know his goal in coming to Boston was to up his free agent value, and he is doing that. Complete 180 from the disaster that was Eric "ROID" Gagne.
He was good in NY.
It's funny, when Gagne would come into a game, we'd be like "Oh shit, here we go.." But with Wagner, it's like "COOL...inning over."
