And the Sox come back and keep the undefeated season going for Dice. Is this the most improbable undefeated streak of all time? It definitely has the most walks out of any other ones. The funny part will be when he throws a gem, striking out 12, walking none, giving up 1 unearned run and he loses 1-0.
you know, i heard an interesting theory on felger the other day (who i normally avoid). Mike read off a bunch of hall of fame type stats, a long, long list, and of course did the "look dice is better right now" bit. Then he noted the real high walk total, and finally put it this way
"you know what ive decided after looking at all the walks? mabey we just have to put up with it from Japaneses pitchers. you know what, if dice needs 160 pitches to go 7 or 8, let him go if he looks good. your talking about a guy who pitched 150 pitch games for 8 yeaars, his arm is conditioned for it.
The point is this, if your going to give up, on average, 3 hits per 9? i can live with your walks, those are incredible numbers. im just going to sit back and enjoy the ride"
the only thing i didn't agree with was his durablity argument, since dice tired last year.
but other than that, i thought it was actually a uniqe take on dice.
do we care if he walks a ton of people if he maintains his normal 3/per 9 performances?