Archive for September 12th, 2009:

9/12: Beckett, meet Tampa. Tampa, fear Beckett

Written on September 12th, 2009 by Evan Brunell3 Comments

GAME NOTES: Beckett was well on his way to Cy consideration before he started channeling 2006 with all these home runs. In his last start, he refused to give up any home runs, and Commander Kick-Ass now lays his fiery eyes on Tampa Bay. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Filed under Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays Tags:

POLL: Best playoff SP duo?

Written on September 12th, 2009 by Evan Brunell7 Comments
New Poll Question:
Who has the best starting pitcher duo of all possible playoff teams?
  • Josh Beckett, Jon Lester
  • CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett
  • John Lackey, Jered Weaver
  • Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson
  • Kevin Millwood, Scott Feldman

Poll is up to the right…vote away and argue it out in the comments.

Filed under Billy Wagner, Daniel Bard, Hideki Okajima, Poll, Quick Post Tags:

Matsuzaka to make return Tuesday, Byrd tucks wings in

Written on September 12th, 2009 by Evan Brunell5 Comments

Last night, Amalie Benjamin tweeted that Daisuke Matsuzaka was going to make his return to the Sox rotation on Tuesday. This means that Paul Byrd is suddenly out of a rotation spot, assuming Tim Wakefield makes his scheduled start next weekend in Baltimore. Check out how the weekend stacks up and when Byrd will probably start.

Filed under Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Paul Byrd, Quick Post Tags: