After having a chance to stew over yesterday's Red Sox losses, I'm ready to give my two cents on the games. This post will actually be at least a 4 cent post since I'll also be sharing some Red Sox statistics that you've wanted to know but didn't feel like taking the time to find out. Now since I'm about to give you at least four cents, you should at least consider sharing my blog or checking out one of my advertisers. (if the advertisement is really weird, then you need to stop googling weird stuff)
Game 1 - Peavy vs. Ramos-
- The bottom of the first was awful. We had Ramos on the ropes and then we got one measly run. Right away I new that was going to come back and bite us in the butt like it always does.
- The call at home was kind of crappy. It looked to me like he touched the plate as good as anyone ever does when sliding in. The call made a few questions come to mind. 1. When you are sliding into home, do you really need to touch the plate or is having your cleat go over it with a millimeter or 2 of space acceptable? 2. As Pedroia mentioned in his interview, if taking out the catcher will get you fined and tossed, shouldn't a slide like his be now considered "safe"? 3. When a play is challenged, what kind of communication occurs. Does the umpire have the authority to say to the guy in New York that he definitely saw him touch the plate, but thought the tag happened first? 4. Are the guys in New York sitting around watching the games as they wait for "the call", or do they only get to watch the plays if they are challenged? Assuming that they can monitor the games as they please, I'd imagine the "big picture" of the play and the "potential outcome" of the call might taint some judgement.
- While Peavy had some control trouble and walked in a run, he once again put the team in position to get a win. Of course, the Red Sox haven't given Peavy much run support all season, so why would they start now? Better yet, maybe Peavy can hit for himself during his next start. He did start his career in the National League after all. In his last full season in the NL, Peavy had a .265 batting average. In 2006 he hit 2 homeruns and 3 doubles while accumulating 9 RBIs in 60 at bats.
- In Peavy's 6 starts this season he has given up a total of 12 runs. During those games the team has scored 22 runs, but only 12 of them came while he was still in the game and eligible to get the win. While those numbers don't sound horrific enough for me to suggest Peavy take a bat in his hands every 5th day, Peavy's run support drops significantly when we take out the 7 runs of support he got during his 5th start of the season. If you take that one outlier out of the mix, Peavy is averaging 1 run of in game support for every start.
Game 2 - Doubront vs. Archer-
- Another start for Doubront, another unearned run. So, while Doubront is getting some run support, he's not getting much support on the defensive side of things. Of the 24 runs Felix has given up, 5 of them are unearned.
- Although he got 5 runs to back him, the fact that the team left 10 guys on base and went 3 for 12 with runners in scoring position makes the no decision tougher to swallow.
- Tazawa and Uehara both giving up runs in the same game. I hope we don't see that again.
Team Batting
- Team Left on Base- 7.83 per game, 10.33 per game (last 3)
- Left on Base by Team- 16.62 per game, 19.33 per game (last 3)
- Grounded into Double Play- .97 per game. 0 per game (last 3) [seriously]
- Runners Left in Scoring Position- 3.97 per game, 5.33 per game (last 3)
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