Friday night was probably the most abysmal baseball game I've seen out of the Red Sox all season. When you are shut down by the 2009 version of Freddy Garcia you should probably call it a season, but we'll have to chalk that up to a tough travel day? Either way, Paul Byrd and his 86mph cash for clunker fastball is not going to cut it. His heroic Francis Ouimet like performance to beat out a demoralized Roy Halladay was probably the fluke of the season, and I am VERY unoptomistic about his next shelling, I mean start.
Wakefield had a patented Timmah outing giving up runs early and staying in the game to give the 'pen a rest. Nothing to write home about. But his impression of BillyBob from Varsity Blues running to first was not encouraging either. The dearth of pitching that we had in April is now gone and to get into the playoffs we are either going to need Beckett to reemerge as the Ace, or some outlier to stand up and give the finger to the opposition.
Jon Lester, *stands up for a slow clap* F Big game James down in Tampa this is Big Game Jon and he has come through time and time again for this season. Had he not have had the April of John Burkett's past you could legitimately be talking about him for the Cy Young category. Claiming his name in the history of Sox Southpaws is just another improbable victory for this cancer survivin' SOB. He is going out and dominating lineups that are wreaking havoc all over the rest of the staff and throwing 7 IP 0ER with his eyes closed. Lester Game 1 Starter in the playoffs, write that shit down.
Josh Beckett: the Ace of the Staff, the stopper, the resident SHUT THE F UPPER to all opposing teams has been throwing like that pissed off little leaguer that can't find the zone with any pitch so he tries to throw it harder, and instead of being harder it's flatter therefore turning itself into a heaping pile of mashed potatoes. I don't know why he feels the need to give Red Sox Nation a collective cock block, but he should really turn this around because I, much like most of you guys, and girls, would like to see a DEEP run in October and this team will only go as far as the TWO-headed monster of Jon Lester and Josh Beckett take us.
If there was any more proof needed that Varitek need not be in the lineup OTHER than the days that Martinez needs a break from catching look no further than the weekend where he threw up goose eggs all over the board, let 2 more runners steal on him (w/o throwing anyone out, again) and becoming a MORE glaring hole in the lineup. People have been saying that any offense that comes from Alex Gonzalez is a bonus, but right now he is a VERY productive hitter in the 9-hole in our lineup but when the 8-hole is a surefire strike out or double play waiting to happen. We need to end the rally killers playing time. Sorry Varitek fans. If you want to win in the playoffs he needs not be in the lineup.
How about the massive "Go Screw yourself" given to us by Mark Kotsay this weekend? I was of the mind that I would rather face Albert Pujols than him at one point during his laser shows this weekend. He was pounding the ball, throwing runners out in the outfield, switching positions, just absolutely being a managers dream; which prompted Ozzie Guillen to tell management and the press that he wants Kotsay back next year at ANY cost. That's all well and good, but doesn't Ozzie need to be back? I'm just sayin.
Stay Tuned
Ryan
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