becks Stories - Over the Monster
State of the Roster
Woohoo. It's been an exciting 24-48 hours, hasn't it? Let's take a look at the Sox' roster as it stands. Infielders: Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, Jed Lowrie, Mike Lowell, Julio Lugo No surprises here. Lugo is italicized because I've gone ahead and decided he's the backup. Yep. They left it up...
The Rotation.
Who's safe? Who's not? via d.yimg.com Daisuke threw a rehab start for Pawtucket, and pitched well. 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners and 5 Ks. He has proclaimed himself ready to rejoin the rotation, and as pointed out by Buster Olney last night on BBTN, is on the same schedule now as Bartolo Colon, who...
Beckett is still very good.
via d.yimg.com I'm like everyone else. I've felt from time-to-time this season that Josh Beckett just hasn't been what he was last year. Were we spoiled last season? Has he actually been worse? Have his record and +4.00 ERA (before yesterday) made us over-critical of his performance? Well,...
Game Recap: Moving, and outright Laziness.
via www.fangraphs.com Summary: Well, it wasn't vintage Becks, no matter how much the numbers might tell us otherwise. There was some iffiness, and an injury-scare. He certainly did get the job done though, and I'm not going to say he didn't earn the win. He absolutely did. And the iffiness...
Triple-Double. Or something.
5.01.08 v. Jays Summary In a Nutshell: A.J. Burnett. Tim Wakefield. We should've seen it coming. Player of the Game: Burnett. .487 WPA on his own. Comment of the Game: Wow. When did we become the Twins? -MerryGoByeBye 5.02.08 v. Rays Summary In a Nutshell: Edwin Jackson = inconsistent. We...
Weekend Story: WTF, Mates.
via d.yimg.com There are probably a number of Red Sox who would argue that they didn't suck at baseball this weekend. If they're not one of the above two gentlemen, they can save it. Summary: Vaguely Coherent Rant: No. No. No. No. No. I'm sorry. 5 runs in 3 games. Five runs in three games. 5...
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