The hot stove just burned my house down.

28 11 2003
I'm all tingly and giddy like a school girl. Apologies in advance for yet another sports related post, but it's come true: Curt Schilling has waived his no-trade clause and has joined the Boston Red Sox. The team traded Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon and two minor-league prospects for him, in what looks like the steal of the century. The current Sox starting rotation is now:
  • Pedro Martinez
  • Curt Schilling
  • Derek Lowe
  • Tim Wakefield
There is a question about who's going to be the fifth starter, probably bendy-elbowed, middle-finger-pointing Byung-Hyun Kim or Bronson Arroyo.

The Sox now have arguably the best rotation in all of baseball. Combine that with the historic offense that this team put up last year, and Boston will be the odds-on favorite to win the World Series in 2004.

Next up: Keith Foulke comes in as the dominant closer and maybe, just maybe, Alex Rodriguez at short and Nomar at second. I can't wait for April.
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29 11 2003
#1 Shawn Coomey (Reply)

For those who care, here is the current Sox/Yanks pitching comparison statistics: (borrowed from joyofsox.blogspot.com

Three-Year Stats (2001-03)

G IP H ER BB K W L ERA AVG OBP SLG
Martinez 77 502.2 375 127 112 608 41 11 2.27 .204 .260 .303
Schilling 95 684.0 599 233 104 803 53 22 3.07 .233 .262 .376
Lowe 132 514.2 485 200 149 319 43 25 3.50 .249 .309 .358
Wakefield 125 534.1 470 216 195 451 31 17 3.64 .235 .311 .368


Mussina 659.0 602 130 591 3.52 .243 .281 .381
Pettitte 543.2 595 123 441 3.82 .275 .314 .391
Weaver 588.1 639 163 377 4.41 .276 .328 .421
Leiber 373.1 379 53 235 3.76 .263 .286 .405
Contreras 71.0 52 30 72 3.30 .202 .297 .300
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05 12 2003
#2 billy (Reply)

Yeah.. But does he know Tommy??
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05 12 2003
#3 chris (Reply)

Chicopee!
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14 12 2003
#4 Shawn Coomey (Reply)

Keith Foulke is now a Red Sox too. 3 year deal. And the best trade that never happened: no deal for Manny Ramirez for Alex Rodriguez.
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