Comments on: Cashman: ‘No assumptions’ Joba will pitch in Oct.

By: Looking At The Playoff Roster: Position Players | River Avenue Blues

Looking At The Playoff Roster: Position Players | River Avenue Blues — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:31:31 +0000

[...] roster, not always the easiest task. Brian Cashman has already hinted that the team will use a 10-man pitching staff for at least the Division Series, which means we’re looking at a six man [...]

By: Little chance Bruney makes the postseason roster | River Avenue Blues

Little chance Bruney makes the postseason roster | River Avenue Blues — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:01:37 +0000

[...] has gone from lights out setup man to questionable postseason roster candidate. The Yankees will take only 10 pitchers to the ALDS, and Bruney doesn’t appear to be one of the 10 best on the roster. Can they trust [...]

By: Bill O

Bill O — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:30:47 +0000

We don’t need 7 players on the bench. So if it comes down to Joba or Gaudin and both are pitching reasonably well we’ll just keep both. We’ll only keep 7 bench players if their isn’t another pitcher that deserves that last spot more than say Pena or Guzman. Although I can’t see why we’ll need a guy like Pena. Hairston is a good defender but we’re unlikely to pull any of our INF’s for defensive replacements.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:00:47 +0000

No, Buchholz will stay in Pawtucket to give the Sox their insane pitching depth, as usual. After Casey Kelly throws his fourth-straight perfect game at AAA, making Buchholz superfluous, Clay will be dealt midseason for THREE Smoak-type bats and Albert Pujols (with St. Louis kicking in some salary).

The fifth starter for Boston next year will be the reanimated corpse of Walter Johnson. He’ll go 29-2 with a 0.94 ERA, which will be good for second place in the Cy Young voting behind Diasuke Matsuzaka, who steps in for Jon Lester when he gets cancer again in Spring Training; Dice-K then goes 36-0 with a 0.08 ERA. Lester will beat cancer again in a week and replace Papelbon as closer (going a perfect 81-for-81 in save opportunities), freeing up Papelbon to be traded to the Phillies for Chase Utley (who moves to SS) and Raul Ibañez (who moves to backup catcher, giving Jason Varitek the one day off a week he needs to refresh his legs so he can hit .420/.593/.881 and win the MVP).

For Diamond Cutters, I’m Peter Gammons, ESPN.

By: Tom Zig

Tom Zig — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:55:36 +0000

You forgot halladay

By: Tank the Frank

Tank the Frank — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:47:57 +0000

So, of course, Boston’s 2011 rotation:

Felix Hernndez
Jon Lester
Josh Beckett
Zack Greinke
Clay Buchholz

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:39:53 +0000

Wait until we start talking about Colts wide receiver Pierre Garçon.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:23:00 +0000

There’s a difference between excuses and explanations. Those words are not identical, you know.

By: Mouch "half man half couch"

Mouch "half man half couch" — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:19:50 +0000

Zack Greinke told WEEI.com’s Alex Speier that he wouldn’t have trouble pitching in any city except New York. The Cy Young contender sounds confident that he could thrive in other places, but suggested he might struggle if asked to pitch in the Big Apple on a regular basis.

By: Lanny

Lanny — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:07:25 +0000

I really doubt that the 4 starter is going to make or break this team in the playoffs.

Also cant see them not taking both Gaudin and Joba and if Gaudin starts better than Joba the next few starts than he’ll get the game 4 start and Joba will be the long man/7th guy