They get to spend most of the next two weeks at home. That is a big help.

And Wake pitched a very efficient game, too—20 outs on 80 pitches. He probably could have gone 8 innings. Masterson or Okajima to close out the game in the ninth would have saved us all the trauma of watching Paps in the ninth.

If he gets his pitches lower, and hits the corners better, he should be okay. The big problem with Paps, as much as he throws high heat, too many pitches will wear out his delicate arm.

I am guessing some of the meatballs he has thrown, were bad cutters, with not much movement…

I see Paps’s big problem is he is throwing too high in the strike zone.

i can’t believe Leyland pulled Dontrelle while pitching a no-hitter.

I don’t know if Dontrelle can cut it in the Major Leagues, as much as his mechanics are a pitching coach’s nightmare, and he probably will cause some sort of shoulder damage if he continues with his delivery.

D-Train’s walks was more of a mental collapse, after he hit Ellsbury. However, Willis has been having huge problems with accuracy since last year.

In some ways I am rooting for the guy, but I see more of his power through his wacky arm position and delivery than his pitches.