The man who threw his first Major League pitch at the age of 20 all those years ago is now on the cusp of his first 20-win season. For Rick Porcello to get to this point (19-3, 3.23 ERA) in his eighth season is a credit to his combination of unflappability and determination that Dave Dombrowski saw in him all those years ago, and what Ben Cherington had uncovered before bringing the righty to Boston.