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Originally Posted by Borla
"Quite a few career years"? Like who?  I'm curious to see the long list of names...........
I'd argue that he JUST turned 26, and is finally figuring things out and getting his confidence up. I think this year was just the beginning. 
And Roger Clemens is 42. Age is a number nowadays.
Buerhle isn't an ace? Name ONE lefty who has more wins in the last five years. Garcia has AVERAGED a shade under 15 wins a season for the last six years. Not too shabby as a number three.
We all saw how he struggled against Boston in the ALDS, eh? I hope all their pitchers suck that bad next year! 
If a "good but not great" rotation gets you the lowest ERA in the ENTIRE AL, like the Sox had this year, I'll take it. 
I have found on many forums the last few weeks people who didn't have much of a clue about the Sox (especially their pitching) because they get limited media coverage. If people would take a look at the hard stats, they might see it wasn't a fluke. |
I'm not going to deny that Chicago has a good team that will compete next year, because they will.
However, I do think their pitching staff pitched above their heads and as we saw how the Tribe almost caught up to them (and the Tribe lacked a true clutch hitter and run producer) they were weaker after the All-Star break.
I will say your guys came through in the clutch at the end though and won very decisively. But can they win like that again? I doubt it.
Something tells me the crosstown Cubs have been awakened and maybe the old Tribune is gonna put some big money behind the team this year to reclaim the #1 team in Chicago.
I see the Cubs going after Burnett and Millwood heavily, maybe trying to trade for Manny and if Thome can be had cheap.
A rotation of Prior, Millwood, Burnett, Zambrano and Wood/Maddox (trading one or the other) would be the scariest in all baseball. I can see the Cubs doing it and if the Tribune doesn't, they show me they are content living off the name and not truly competing.
(Of course I hope and wish and pray the Tribe gets eithe Millwood or Burnett but I doubt we'll be able to afford them with "no money" Dolan as owner.