I’m sitting at my keyboard listening to the Yankees shellac the Red Sox (it’s 9-2 now), so it got me thinking about pitching. Josh Beckett was steady until the top of the 6th inning. That’s usually what does in a pitcher. The big inning. It certainly did Beckett in tonight. With Dice-K, it’s often the [...]
Entries from May 7th, 2010
It’s all about the pitching
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Home runs, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
The next captain of the Red Sox
May 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2004, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia
This is the best quote I’ve heard in a while (from future Sox captain Dustin Pedroia about David Ortiz): “David’s fine. He’s one of our teammates. We believe in him. He’s going to come out of it. He’s had 60 at-bats. A couple of years ago I had 60 at-bats and it was me hitting [...]
Tags: Dustin Pedroia·Laser show
Vin Scully says so long to Ernie Harwell
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Baseball
This is a beautiful eulogy that the great Vin Scully gave about Detroit legend Ernie Harwell, even as he called the balls and strikes in the Dodger game last night. Here’s the text: I have a problem and I hope you will understand and bear with me. One of the finest men we have ever [...]
Tags: Ernie Harwell·Vin Scully
Dave Roberts has lymphoma
May 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2004, Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts, the reason why the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004–even without getting a hit–has lymphoma. But, according to AP, he has a good prognosis. “I expect to beat this fully,” the AP reported Roberts telling journalists during a conference call Monday. It’s hard to doubt Dave, who brings to mind maybe [...]
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