tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post6390686748193200790..comments2024-03-03T07:30:42.721-05:00Comments on Section 36: Blasting Beckett’s Buffet BemoaningSection 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-50082951331506652552011-10-19T20:16:11.258-04:002011-10-19T20:16:11.258-04:00If it were June instead of September, and the seas...If it were June instead of September, and the season ended exactly the same way, I would still criticize the one month that he failed to pitch like himself. Everyone has bad games once in a while, but for a pitcher of Beckett's calibur to have such a bad month... well, it just makes people question what happened.<br /><br />That being said, if he has the exact same season next year, I'll be happy with it... I'll be happier if the rest of the team does 10% better than they did, but I'll be happy either wayJuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953874265111637024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-54190685366708826782011-10-19T19:35:59.271-04:002011-10-19T19:35:59.271-04:00Lots of people get passes for only playing well fo...Lots of people get passes for only playing well for five months. Heck, Johan Santana won a Cy Young or two after being downright pathetic is April. Didn't everyone say when the Sox were losing a bunch in April that those games count as much as all the others? So, if every game counts, I give Beckett credit for pitching damn well over the course of the season. Just because his bad outings happened to bunch together doesn't mean he had a bad season. What if he had a 5.48 ERA in June instead of September? Does it matter? 2.89 over an entire season tells me WAY more than 5.48 over a month. After all, it's 2.89 even including the terrible September. Which means he was even better the rest of the year.<br /><br />If he wants to pitch like that, he can keep a drumstick in his pocket while he's on the mound for all I care. And, he certainly shouldn't need anyone defending him.Section 36https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-52634147522071318902011-10-19T10:37:20.656-04:002011-10-19T10:37:20.656-04:00I love Beckett. I generally take pride in defendin...I love Beckett. I generally take pride in defending him from naysayers and I would never ever complain that his family is a priority.<br /><br />The problem is, when we needed him most, he wasn't pitching well every fifth day. His ERA/WHIP in September? 5.48/1.3. He deserves criticism for putting up numbers like that against teams like the Orioles.<br /><br />I respect that you're defending him, and a lot of the criticisms are absurd, but I don't think he gets a complete pass just because he was a great pitcher for five months out of the six-month-long season.Juphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953874265111637024noreply@blogger.com