<![CDATA[mrothman Blog Posts]]> http://www.bostoncelticsnews.com/mrothman/weblog/ <![CDATA[Daisukes Season So Far]]> http://www.bostoncelticsnews.com/mrothman/weblog/1882/daisukes-season-so-far.html http://www.bostoncelticsnews.com/mrothman/weblog/1882/daisukes-season-so-far.html Mon, 05 May 2008 20:03:11 PDT Daisuke Matsuzaka is now 5-0 with an ERA well under 3 this season.  He's been making great pitches and has clearly given the Sox a chance to win every time he takes the hill.  I am very pleased with the strides he has taken this year, but can't help but notice some of the ridiculous statistics he has.

 1st start:  5 BB, 6 K (ND)

2nd start: 0 BB, 9 K (W)

3rd start: 4 BB, 7 K (W)

4th start: 6 BB, 2 K (W)

5th & 6th start:  2 BB, 4 K (W, ND)

7th start: 8 BB, 1 K (W)

While I am not complaining about his success, I would like to see a better BB:K ratio.  Right now he has 27 walks and 33 strike outs.  Those are not the numbers of a 5-0 pitcher.   Last yea, Daisuke had nearly 120 more strike outs than walks.  His control was much better, but his ERA was higher (4.40).

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]]> <![CDATA[Watch Out Cavaliers]]> http://www.bostoncelticsnews.com/mrothman/weblog/1878/watch-out-cavaliers.html http://www.bostoncelticsnews.com/mrothman/weblog/1878/watch-out-cavaliers.html Mon, 05 May 2008 17:52:28 PDT     The Celtics seven game series with the Hawks was a beneficial experience for the Celtics.  A team that had never played with each other in the playoffs was able to see what they were really made of.  The Hawks, granted they are an extremely young and inexperienced team, pushed the Celtics to their limit.  But the Celtics responded admirably by absolutely pounding the Hawks in a decisive game seven, ending any hope at all that their team would win.
    The seven game series enables the Celtics to obtain some playoff experience playing together.  While the home and away Celtics appeared to be completely different teams, the team will learn from their three losses.  They can now put an emotional feeling to the statement "win or go home."  The Celtics understood that if they lost game seven, that their incredible season would be meaningless.

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