And I am not even going so far in this instance to call him a wuss or say he should toughen up. My original point was simply that I expected him to need to be pulled early for some reason, primarily due to the heat and humidity. In this case he ended up getting pulled for an injury. It just so happens that it occurred when I expected him to xome out early anyway. Whether or not the humidity had any correlation is a completely separate matter. Arguably not. He has had enough ongoing issues that anything could have gotten exacerbated. Ppint is that the longer strong outings have been the exception not the rule and that less than ideal circumstances tend to impact him adversely moreso that other pitchers. That seems to have been the story of his career, not just this season. If someone wants to label that as wimpy or brittle, it doesn't matter to me. That's irrelevant. Bottom line is that is who he is. Guy has dominant stuff, and while he has had his share of physical setbacks, he hasn't really exhibited the dominant performances that would be expected a la Verlander, Ryan, etc. He's that good. If he can stay healthy and continue to learn to putch, he could end up fulfilling the promise. But to date, he hasn't and that is why Schilling is right. Has he had quality starts, sure. And at times he has looked Brilliant. But we aren't talking Roark sruff. We are talking off the charts stuff that should result in more 7+, 8+ inning starts and complete games than early exits due to lack of comfort.
