May 6, 2006: Curse of The Diesel?
UPDATED JUNE 15, 2006
Thankfully,
The Curse of the Bambino has been broken. It has
come to the attention of the BMTG, however, that there may be a new curse
- The Curse of the Diesel, which is focused on just one player, Jonathon Papelbon,
rather than the entire team. In his 29 appearances since September 1, 2005,
Jonathon Papelbon has been as good as any relief pitcher on the planet - except
when it is either The Diesel's birthday or when The Diesel is watching him
pitch. It may all be a coincidence, which is why the BMTG will continue to
track the numbers. For now, here is what we know:
| Jonathon Papelbon,
Boston Red Sox |
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| September
1, 2005 to June 15, 2006 |
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| DATE |
IP |
R |
ER |
H |
BB |
K |
HR |
W |
L |
SAV |
HOLD |
ERA |
| 9/1/05 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| 9/8/05 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 9/10/05 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 9/12/05 | 3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 9/17/05 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| 9/19/05 | 1.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18.00 |
| 9/23/05 | 1.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| 9/24/05 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 9/27/05 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| 9/29/05 | 3.7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 10/5/05 | 1.3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 10/7/05 | 3.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/3/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/5/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/8/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/9/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/11/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/14/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/16/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/18/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/21/06 | 2.3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/23/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/25/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/28/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 4/29/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/1/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/3/06 | 1.0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
| 5/4/06 | 0.7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/5/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/10/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/11/06 | 1.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/16/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/19/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/23/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/25/06 | 1.3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/26/06 | 0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/27/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 5/31/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 6/2/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 6/8/06 | 1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 6/9/06 | 1.3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 6/13/06 | 2.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| TOTAL | 52.7 |
3 |
3 |
29 |
8 |
48 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
20 |
4 |
0.51 |
| On Diesel
Birthday or When Diesel Watches |
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| IP |
R |
ER |
H |
BB |
K |
HR |
W |
L |
SAV |
HOLD |
ERA |
| 2.0 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13.50 |
| All Other
Days (Non Diesel Birthday / Non Diesel Viewing) |
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| IP |
R |
ER |
H |
BB |
K |
HR |
W |
L |
SAV |
HOLD |
ERA |
| 50.7 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
8 |
46 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
4 |
0.00 |