Red Sox best starting pitching in the MLB?

I'm just curuios. If you are bashing 2/5ths of the Yankees rotation than what about the Red Sox. They only have 3 guys too that are consistent.

You have colon who hasn't done anythign in a few years. Bucholz who got hurt filing his nails. And Lester who has been so-so.

Good luck if you think the Red Sox still have the best pitching. That goes tot he D-backs.

In this months Sports Illustatrated, the MLB Players Poll asked the question "Which team has the best starting pitching in baseball?"

Here are the results:

Red Sox ----- 25%
Diamondbacks ------ 19%
Tigers ------ 17%
Mariners ----- 8 %
Mets ----- 7%

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A bigger bunch of crap you'll never see.

Here's the top staff ERAs in MLB.  This isn't exclusively starters, but since starters eat a bulk of the innings it should be a fair indicator:

1.  Cleveland Indians     3.26 ERA

2.   Oakland A's                3.32  ERA

3.   Toronto Blue Jays     3.54  ERA

4.   Tampa Bay Rays       3.64  ERA

5.   Atlanta Braves             3.65  ERA

Not a single match to the SI poll.   Fickle sport we follow.  

Isn't it wonderful that Johan the Great has suddenly turned into Johan the Mediocre since he arrived in NYC?