No word on Jed Lowrie yet, but the fact that he's seeking a FOURTH opinion in Baltimore today means that the prognosis doesn't bode too well for him. I'd be surprised to hear anything less than wrist surgery that knocks him out for the year. The Herald has more. (H/T The Bottom Line)
The scenario was reminiscent of Curt Schilling's performance against the Oakland Athletics two years ago on June 7. Boston was in a funk. Oakland had a chance at sweeping the Red Sox at home for the first time in a four game set since May 19-21, 1932 when they played in Philadelphia. Schilling was called upon to halt the losing streak.
Seriously....don't panic....OK....maybe just a little.
So get it done today, Wake. I just hope the knuckler, knuckels. It is definitely early, and panic is not running through my mind.
Sample size, sample size, sample size! Remember the thing that increases the accuracy of whatever the available data happens to…
Not only is Daisuke Matsuzaka's arm fatigued, but Red Sox Nation is also after suffering through a 12 inning, four hour and 24 minute, 6-5 extra innings loss to Oakland.
Dice-K, are you prepared to step up with a quality start? That's what we'll need at an absolute minimum to win.
So the Red Sox start hasn't been what we all hoped for. I think it's fair to consider this team in a bit of an early season funk. That said, are you worried about the start in the context of the full season? Has the 2-5 run out of the gate caused you to reconsider your lofty expectations of this club in 2009? Vote away!
The Red Sox claimed second baseman Travis Denker off waivers from the San Diego Padres; the Padres nabbed him from the San Francisco Giants last year.
Denker, 23, has a .243/.333/.486 line in 37 at-bats with the Padres this year. It was his major league debut, and TSN.ca says he is "a true gamer with some pop in his bat, decent speed and pretty good plate discipline. Has solid gap power."
His flaws are that he "needs to improve with the glove if he has any chance of becoming an everyday player."
He is a career .276/.375/.455 minor league hitter. I would expect him to replace Gil Velazquez as the backup infielder.
How is it possible for a pitcher to be suspended when he wasn't thrown out? When the umpires feel the pitch wasn't intentional?
Josh Beckett, as reported on SportsCenter, has been suspended for six games for "throwing" at Bobby Abreu. As I mentioned here, how could it possibly be intentional?
This will definitely be appealed, so Beckett won't miss his next start. I wouldn't be surprised if the appeal was downgraded to less than five games, which means he misses no games.