My first post of this new blog. The goal of this blog is to record my thoughts and memories about the Sox, the games, and baseball in general. Onward …
6-5 Sox in 10.
- Dice K had no control at all in the first two innings. March 25 is still spring training.
- Keith Foulke, while his line looked good, was lucky to escape his inning without any damage. Youkalis took him to deep center and then Big Papi hit a laser right at Emil Brown in left.
- Huston Street’s windup reminds me of the Eck – the results however were not on par with the Eck. But, again, I think March 25 is still spring training. Street did not put the ball where he wanted. You have to wonder if Billy Beane though gnashes his teeth over these type of outings in that other GMs might not be as interested in Street if he struggles for any period of time. Small sample sizes must have some impact on a player’s value – they shouldn’t but we are all human and look at what the player has done lately.
This was a nice comeback win the for Sox and a great way to start the season. The A’s must be very frustrated; my friend Dennis is an A’s fan – I feel his pain. The A’s deserved to win this game but for their stud closer’s implosion.
Rich Harden takes on John Lester tomorrow. If Harden is healthy he is a tough pitcher. Let’s see if Lester can get to the 5th inning with fewer than 100 pitches. I am not very hopeful about this, unless Lester has changed his erratic ways. His two post-season outings, while amazing, have not convinced me that his control is better and his ability to throw first pitch strikes has improved.
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