So, Gavin Floyd, OS&S whipping boy for the better part of a year now, stopped the Sox death spiral in its tracks last night against the Minnesota Twins, flirted with history for the second time in a matter of weeks and brought the Sox within a game of first place.
How is Floyd doing it?
Coming into the season, the perception was that all of Floyd's success and failures could essentially be revealed by one stat: his K/BB rate. If he could cut down on his walks, which he continued to have trouble with in spring training, and hold a high whiff rate, he would "get by" at a hitters' paradise like the Cell.
Efforts like last night's turn that theory on its head. In 8.1 innings, Floyd walked three and struck out only four, yet left after allowing only one unearned run and nearly completing a no-hitter.
And it's not the first time. Over his six starts of '08, Floyd owns an unimpressive 1.06...more











