Sox: 2 Phils: 8
So, the Sox were bested by the Phils tonight, despite the return of Manny, but did you SEE the hacks taken by Bartolo Colon at the plate? As they say in Spanish, ay caramba! Being a fan of an American League team, seeing pitchers at bat during interleague play is cause for a giggle or two, but this went way beyond the giggle to just short of hysterical laughter. Until Bart came out of the game after the 4th with back spasms. Could his titanic swings have thrown his back out? Or were these spasms a result of something he did on the mound in the 4th? Now it's not so funny. Hope he's okay and doesn't have to go on the D.L. If he is D.L. bound, however, we have plenty of starting pitching depth. I, for one, am going to miss Justin "whiz kid" Masterson when Dice-K comes back up this weekend. He's been doing awesome work in the absence of Mr. 8-0, but, alas, he's still young and needs to log some time with the PawSox until a spot opens up in the rotation.
JD continues to produce Papi-esque numbers in the 3-hole while the Bedazzled One (as of today, the De-casted One) rests his wrist. He now has more homers (12) than he had ALL SEASON last year (11). I'm happy for JD, who got a lot of flak last year for his underwhelming performance in the plate most of the season, but he stepped it up at the right time with a great September and the unforgettable Grand Salami in ALCS Game 6. He's stepping it up again this year in the absence of Big Papi. Now that he feels more comfortable in Boston and in the American League, I predict that even after he cools down a bit, he will still have a much better 2008 than 2007.
Good to see Pedey come out of his slump with 3 hits tonight, including a long ball.
Tomorrow night on the mound: The increasingly impressive Jon Lester versus MLB's elder statesman Jamie Moyer. LET'S GO RED SOX!!! Beat those Phillies!!!
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