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    • Thursday, April 18, 2013

    Castrovince: Lester, Buchholz Re-emerge With Guidance From Farrell, Nieves

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    posted on April 18, 2013 at 02:00 PM by villageidiom to john farrell, pitching, red sox, sox therapy  |  7 comment(s)

    This was the best hope among Red Sox fans regarding the team’s fortunes in 2013: that 2012 would be an outlier for the starting rotation; that the return of John Farrell would mean the return of performance from Lester and Buchholz to their former peak; and that any projections that included any influence of 2012 would be assessing the rotation too negatively. While it’s less than one month, it’s fun to see that hope be fulfilled to date.

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    1. plim posted on November 08, 2012 at 10:43 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    as a casual to semi-hardcore fan, i was elated that rick peterson was the front runner. i wonder what happened in the last couple days to change that.
    2. Matt Clement of Alexandria posted on November 08, 2012 at 11:13 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Whatever it is they're doing with pitchers on the South Side, I want a part of it. I'm excited about Nieves based on associations alone. Peterson might have been cool, but there's a downside with Peterson that is really atypical for members of a coaching staff.

    (As a note, this is an Alex Speier piece. As such, you ought to click the link and read the whole thing.)
    3. RJ in TO posted on November 08, 2012 at 11:34 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Keep in mind that any decision Farrell makes is almost certainly the wrong one.
    4. The Fallen Reputation of Billy Jo Robidoux posted on November 08, 2012 at 12:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Good for Nieves, the only Brewer to have thrown a no-hitter.
    5. jacksone (AKA It's OK...) posted on November 08, 2012 at 01:48 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Nice, please, please, please bring the faster pitching style that the White Sox seem to do. Not sure if it's just a Buehrle thing but I love seeing guys catch the ball and throw; the Sox have been way too slow to the plate in the past few years.
    6. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on November 09, 2012 at 08:12 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Nice, please, please, please bring the faster pitching style that the White Sox seem to do.


    Seconded. I do not for the life of me understand the idea of waiting around and then throwing. Work fast, change speeds, throw strikes, this ain't rocket science.
    7. ellsbury my heart at wounded knee posted on November 10, 2012 at 11:49 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Beckett and Dice-K were probably the worst offenders and they're gone, so it should get a little better at least. It was pretty epidemic throughout the whole staff, though. Buchholz has always had weird issues with guys on base.

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