Chances for Red Sox to win World Series

BOSTON – You may have heard that novice Red Sox pitchers did not have a solid track record in October. None of the staff members were awarded a starter win in his playoff career.

The question is what does the last October mean for this post-season, if that's so. David Price and Rick Porcello were at that moment. Must be a group of big game crowds, right?

Price, with an ERA of 5.03 in October, said that he had never been afraid to launch his life.

"Certainly not, no, hell, said Price." No chance. No chance. Never been. Will never be. If I'm a little scared to participate in a baseball game, I'm going to retire. "

The easiest thing to do is to equate a failure in the playoffs with a kind of lack of mental courage, a weakness.

Probably, in some cases, this is true. But sticking to this assumption, believing that some lack of mental courage is weak, with no evidence going beyond statistics, especially in a sport where sample size is taking its toll.

Porcello has an average of 5.47 in 24 innings and two-thirds in the playoffs. Four of the outings of Porcello on October 11 are at the start, the others in relief. He only allowed three races at home.

Joe Kelly has the same number of starts in series as Porcello.

"Let me tell you something," said Porcello. "If I go out and lose a game in the playoffs, I do not give a [expletive] what everyone says or thinks. I know I'm not weak.

"But for all those who feel the same as me, you get ready, you put yourself in a position to do everything you can and you go out and you [expletive] hang your [expletive] on the line, between the lines, and sometimes it works in your favor and sometimes not.

"And you judge yourself by all that has led to this performance, and you stick to the results. the [talk of whether one is] weak, and trying to understand the mental capacity of the players, it is for the spectators. It's for the fans and for you guys to decide. We know the guys from this club who have a [expletive] spine. And you, as an individual, know if you have it or not.

What, according to the people, melts Price? The southpaw was bitten by circuits in October 12, 73 1/3.

Is it big games? Big games against particular teams? Post season outings? Post-season fire exits only?

For Price, there are plenty of moments that could be considered "big games" in a given season.

The starter of match 2 scheduled for the Red Sox mentioned the games of rivalry and those against division heads. He noted that it was necessary to launch to end a series of defeats and matches while the regular season ended in August and September. Opening day, too.

"I think the sight of a great game varies depending on who you ask for," Price said. "I really think that the September games and, of course, the October games, are the biggest of the big ones."

And he struggled in these in general. But he is right, the other games are considered "big" games.

He did not even mention the decisive games of the regular season. He launched a full game in the game No. 163 with the Rays in 2013, giving them the Wild Card.

So, all "big game" does not melt Price. If you believe that it is weak, what do you think is the tipping point? State your theory and you will come up against a wall.

If this is the post-season, it becomes difficult to explain how he played 6 2/3 in laundering repair against the Astros on the last day of the ALDS. He said that he did not think he had succeeded then only because he was showing relief.

Price also stated that he did not feel differently in the time that preceded these big games.

"No. Honestly, says Price." Some games, you will probably be more optimized for other games. I think it's just the common nature for everyone. I mean, I have butterflies before every game. I have butterflies before participating in the spring training games. I had butterflies at spring training before pitching on a pitch against our Low-A team. You know?

"I care about what I do, so, you know, I have nerves. I mean, it's perfectly normal. It's human. I do not compare myself to Tiger Woods or anyone of his greatness. I remember hearing him say last year, asking him every time he came back: "Do you have butterflies?" His exact words were: "Of course, I have butterflies, because I want what I do." It's something I've been saying for a long time, I have the impression that it's quite normal, it's natural. "

Price also said he was not thinking too much about big games.

"Honestly, I mean, this is really not the case," Price said. "I think in most of my playoff career it has been a big heat. That one run I could not stop the bleeding and I really put a brake on this game. If I could remove that round or throw, things are completely different.

"It's something for which I need to do a better job. … take it step by step. I know how much emphasis is placed on all the playoffs, as it should be. And you know it's just something for which I need to do a better job. Concentrate on each pitch and do not worry about the last launch. Do not think of preparing the next field, but stay in the moment to have fun. "

To this end, Price acknowledged that he could have done better in the past. But he said he had never visited the mound with his head in the clouds.

"Concentrate on all terrain," said Price. "I do not feel like I lost concentration in the playoffs or I was not 100% focused on every shot I threw, because you know I do not throw at 90 I'm always 100%. "

Asked that he could not start a big game, Price referred to a line he had already presented several times before.

"If you do not like it, run better. Period, "said Price. "I know my abilities. Just go out and do it. Once I do it once, you have to do it again. You have to do it again.

Talent usually wins in baseball – over time. The pitchers go through bad times, often and invariably, apart from really rare birds. The post-season does not change the nature of the sport.

"I had games where I threw the ball well, I had playoff games where they were not as clean as I would have liked." "said Porcello. "There is nothing different about it.We have seen in the regular season.What's different about this, it's the exposure and the atmosphere.You have this big adrenaline rush and you have to find ways to deal with it.

"But I guess it's the biggest difference, it's that there is – the guy who can overcome all the tensions, all the noise, all the crowd, all that and just get Focus on the same thing as on the regular season and it's run a throw or put a good shot on a ball in the box and you're looking for it. Who does the best, that's the result.

"The playoffs is one and it's done. You get a shot, and if you do not, you're looking at big next year, hopefully, you're creating another opportunity to get a shot for you and your team. That's all. "

A pitcher can make 35 starts in a season. One at the end of the year can be anything people remember.

"You're right that you can go out there and have a bad playoff game or not play well, and that does not define you," Porcello said. "It's just, there are circumstances, different factors come into play." It's a blow-shot. "As a starting pitcher, you have a chance." If you do not capitalize it, come back to the drawing board Come back, play a long season come back to this game once again. "