tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post112732953352511015..comments2008-12-09T13:57:36.685-05:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-1127415870247307362005-09-22T15:04:00.000-04:002005-09-22T15:04:00.000-04:00Gentlemen: now that the Sox are in second place, will you concede that they are cursed?Juniorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172624914735262408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-1127344671831259162005-09-21T19:17:00.000-04:002005-09-21T19:17:00.000-04:00Also, since we're talking "curses," why didn't he metion that Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright, Mike Mussina, Chien Ming Wang, and Randy Johnson have all been "cursed" for some or most of this season?Murbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247252634159528174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-1127333016593950292005-09-21T16:03:00.000-04:002005-09-21T16:03:00.000-04:00Aaargh. I was just in the middle of writing about this very article.<BR/><BR/>What's awesome about many of his arguments is that if you switch "Boston" and "New York," it still makes about as much sense.<BR/><BR/>An example of this:<BR/><BR/>"What has helped [the Yankees' pitchers] is the productivity of the New York offense, which definitely relieves some of the pressure on the team's starting pitchers. Small, Chacon, Wang, and all the Yankees' starters take the mound with a pretty good feeling that their team is going to give them at least a respectable number of runs to work with. Boston hasn't had such a luxury as often" <BR/><BR/>...becomes... <BR/><BR/>"What has helped [the Red Sox's pitchers] is the productivity of the [Boston] offense, which definitely relieves some of the pressure on the team's starting pitchers. [Schilling, Wells, Clement] and all the [Red Sox] starters take the mound with a pretty good feeling that their team is going to give them at least a respectable number of runs to work with. [New York] hasn't had such a luxury as often.")Murbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247252634159528174noreply@blogger.com