There was almost a catastrophe today.
I went to grab my Josh Beckett shirt and put it on for good luck, but I couldn't find it. It wasn't in my closet. I freaked out a little bit.
Bad mojo, for sure.
But I calmed down because I saw another shirt I could wear -- maybe even a better shirt. A shirt that will lead the Red Sox to a game two victory:
Bill Mueller, No. 11.
All is good in the world. Let's win this thing.
The lowdown: Beckett is pissed. Not only did he think he should be the game one starter, but he's also upset about losing game one. So what's he going to do? He's going to go out there and put out his best performance to shut down the Angels. Beckett is a gamer. If he doesn't pitch well, I'd think it's the back that is holding him back. But if he has no injury concerns, I think he could do a pretty damn fine job tonight.
The Angels will send out 'Lil Weaver for game two:
The lowdown: 'Lil Weaver has had a pretty good season for himself. And if you compare his numbers with Beckett's, you don't see too much of a difference. Weaver started one more game than Beckett (if you remember, Beckett skipped a start toward the end of the season), but he had just 1.1 innings less on the season. Still, it's remarkable how similar the numbers are.
Weaver dominated the Sox this season, too. He allowed just one run in 13.2 innings of work. The Red Sox haven't been able to figure him out, and that could hurt them tonight. But as they say, there's a first time for everything.
The lineups tonight:
Red Sox:
- Jacoby Ellsbury, cf
- Dustin Pedroia, 2b
- Victor Martinez, c
- Kevin Youkilis, 1b
- David Ortiz, dh
- Jason Bay, lf
- Mike Lowell, 3b
- J.D. Drew, rf
- Alex Gonzalez, ss
Angels:
- Chone Figgins, 3b
- Bobby Abreu, rf
- Torii Hunter, cf
- Vlad Guerrero, dh
- Kendry Morales, 1b
- Juan Rivera, lf
- Maicer Izturis, 2b
- Mike Napoli, c
- Erick Aybar, ss
Let's go Sox!