Posted by:
Mike Dowling on
May 9, 2007 at
9:35AM EST
Josh Beckett's 7-0 start is certainly impressive but is he really any better than some of his teammates?
Beckett is getting an average of 8 runs a game in support. If Schilling got that support he would be..7-0. Daisuke would also be undefeated as would Tim Wakefield who, this season, has been arguably Boston's best pitcher-he does have the teams lowest ERA at 2.11.
Do we dare mention Julian Tavarez? His worst outing was giving up 6 runs against Toronto in a 10-3 loss, but if he would have been given 8 runs to work with..?
I know, as Don Merideth once said, If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, then we'd all have a Merry Christmas, or in this case Cy Young Awards. But because of the timely hitting by his teammates and his own good performances- Josh Beckett is the leading candidate for this years Cy Yong Award, an award, btw, that Schilling has never won, so do not count him out of it yet- there's a long way to go.
