Makes you realize just how piss poor the Red Sox and Yankees pitching was this year.
Got that right, misterrob. Count me in as a huge Roy Oswalt fan also. I'd sure like to see him in a Red Sox uniform one of these years... ;-)
Astros vs White Sox... it's gonna be interesting. See you on the World Series threads!
At least Mazzone didn't go to the Bronx to turn that pitching staff around. The Yanks will still probably sign Burnett, though. I think he'll be as much of a bust as Pavano.
Not any real great options for us in the offseason for starters. I'd maybe look at Jarrod Washburn. Millwood is available, but I think this year was flukey, and besides, the Indians are committed to resigning him. I think that Papelbon will be incredible for us, though, and Schill should win us 15 games next year. Excellent short-term options to fix our bullpen, though. I'm not giving up on Foulke, yet, though.
If we have Ortiz and Manny and we keep Tek fresh throughout the season, we should be just fine.