Comments on: BOS 6, BAL 3: Bay delivers, Lester stays hot

By: gerry

gerry — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:17:48 +0000

They won the series. Will Buchholz start to show his own Ace-Ness tomorrow? We all knew something was wrong with Beckett. Now we know, losing feeling in two fingers in his pitching hand. Awful. Let’s hope it can be diagnosed and resolved quickly.

By: Joshua Hynes

Joshua Hynes — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:55:06 +0000

All I am going to say is expecting a series sweep is always asking a lot. They’re playing big-leaguers and Baltimore isn’t atrocious this year, being only 4 games under .500. I think if the Sox can just get series wins from here on out, they’ll be breathing down the Rays neck all the way to game 162.

By: gerry

gerry — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:27:42 +0000

After rough starts, IMO, this team has 3 Aces. Lester and Daisuke hit bottom in April, randomly awarding walks and HR’s and keep getting better. Beckett hit bottom a few days ago with his worst outing of an inconsistent year. Isn’t it probable that each one should get stronger as we reach September, as each one has been through this before.
I am more concerned about the back end of the rotation and 8th inning relief. Who will it be: Wake, Buchholz, Byrd, Colon, Other??? I wonder if Pauley, Zinc, Buchholz or Colon could plug that 8th inning leak for a month or two???