by evan brunell | Sep 7, 2009 | Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle
Today is the final game of the season against the accursed White Sox, stealers of Carlton Fisk. Josh Beckett has given up 12 home runs in his last four starts (!!!) while Mark Buehrle is 2009’s Mr. Perfect. Curt Hennig would roll over in his grave if he knew...
by evan brunell | Sep 6, 2009 | Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, John Danks, Jon Lester
John Danks needs one more win to set a single-season career high in victories and move over .500 in his career. He’ll be opposed by John Lester, who now is the Red Sox’s career leader in strikeouts by a left-hander in one season. Should be...
by evan brunell | Sep 6, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Quick Post, Tim Wakefield
Via Twitter, Amalie Benjamin (or as the FOXSports announcers would have you believe, ‘Molly’ Benjamin) says that Daisuke Matsuzaka will make another rehab assignment Wednesday — the location to be determined. The Dice Man started for Pawtucket on...
by evan brunell | Sep 5, 2009 | Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, Gavin Floyd, Tim Wakefield
Wakefield returns! Perhaps the Sox’s most consistent starter when healthy, Wake will go against Gavin Floyd, who has a 2-0 career record against Boston.
by evan brunell | Sep 4, 2009 | Chicago White Sox, Freddy Garcia, Game Threads, Paul Byrd
Paul Byrd goes against Freddy Garcia; two pitchers both returning from the dead. Garcia held the Yankees to three runs in six innings last time out, so he may be rounding into form. The ChiSox certainly aren’t; they’re collapsing. A sweep would be nice; I...