The key to Boston winning the ALCS
This whole series relies on Daisuke Matsuzaka limiting the amount of walks he gives up and the amount of pitches he needs to throw to get outs. Let me throw some numbers at you..
IP by the bullpen in 2007: 447 innings
IP by the bullpen in 2008: 479.2 innings
This year saw an increase by 32.2 [...]
ALCS times and pitching matchups
Here are the ALCS starting times and pitching matchups:
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 10, 8:37 p.m. @ Tampa Bay
Starters: James Shields vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 11, 8:07 p.m. @ Tampa Bay
Starters: Scott Kazmir vs. Josh Beckett
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 13, 4:37 p.m. @ Boston
Starters: Matt Garza vs. Jon Lester
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 8:07 [...]
Dear Dr. Craig Morgan: Shut up.
It’s been a long time since the whole Curt Schilling vs. the Boston Red Sox debacle. In case you don’t remember what happened, here’s a recap: Curt wanted surgery on Boston’s dime, the club said no and told him to try rehab, that didn’t go so well so he had the surgery anyway.
Well that [...]
Daisuke Matsuzaka to start game 1 of ALCS
Terry Francona has pegged Daisuke Matsuzaka as the starter for game 1 of the ALCS against the Rays on Friday. This is a pretty good plan by Tito because Lester would be on short rest, and Beckett probably needs some extra rest. If either one of them started, then Daisuke would get a [...]
ALCS, here we come!
Last night’s game became an instant Red Sox classic.
It started with Jon Lester being nothing short of dominating. He went 7 strong innings, giving up only a handful of hits and no runs.
Dustin Pedroia got his first hit of the series by banging an RBI double off the wall in the 5th inning.
Then [...]
Lowell removed from playoff roster
Mike Lowell and his gimpy hip have officially been removed from the roster. I wasn’t sure why Tito put him on it to begin with, and this validates my concerns, as does the 0-8 so far in the ALDS.
In addition to being inactive for the rest of this series, Lowell won’t be able to [...]
