Know Thy Enemy 2012: Baltimore Orioles

Who else were you expecting for us to pick to finish last in the American League East?

BOS 9, BAL 3: No Surprise, Sox Sweep Orioles

With another short but sweet start from Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Red Sox were able to whittle the magic number down…

9/20: The Diceman goes up against B-more

GAME NOTES: Daisuke Matsuzaka takes the hill for the second time since his much-anticipated return. While his first start was impressive, it will be all for naught if he morphs back into his former self. Dice-K needs to continue attacking the strike zone if he hopes to contribute to the Sox in October. Berken has a 6.08 ERA. That is all.

9/9: The Berken Byrd

How's that for a play on words? Except for the whole birds being able to bark thing, of course. Byrd threw a gem against Toronto and followed it up with a stinker against Chicago. What's he got in store for Baltimore? On the other side, Berken has a 6.07 ERA an 4-11 record. These are the types of games we should win. Will we?

8/2: Clay hopes to develop further.

Buchholz hopes to evolve as a starter. Hopefully that fastball command can improve--hasn't been great in his first few starts of the season.