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Originally Posted by das11209
I think we should start a thread 'TEAM CONCERNS'. Team has sucked on hitting, starting and relieve pitching and defense.
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And management, coaching, and intangibles. And clubhouse atmosphere and public relations. There's got to be a root cause--I blame the loss of Tina Cervasio.
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BP has something called "Current Adjusted Standings" which includes a won-lost record based upon difficulty-adjusted Pythag projection of W-L based upon actual hits and walks, not runs scored and allowed...think of it as a best approximation of how well the team has played. That third-order won-lost for Boston is 3.9 - 3.1...a .557 W-L Pct. That would put Boston on track for a 90-win season, not what we hope for but certainly nothing about which to panic yet.
Boston's pitching has had three problems in this very short season: Snyder, Corey, and Beckett. Snyder is gone. Corey will be gone. Beckett wasn't getting the same strike zone as Halladay (check the Pitch F/X on MLB Gameday if you want to see--I count nine balls called as strikes for Toronto's pitchers yesterday). I see no serious trouble yet, as long as our expectations are reasonable.