Can they bench a third base coach? Tim Bogar is just not cutting it for the Red Sox. Today's two craptastic decisions are just the latest in a series of "What's Bogar Smoking?" calls this season. In the third inning, he sends V-Mart, ailing toe and all, from FIRST BASE home on a Youk double. V-Mart's not fleet of foot even without the bum toe. Then, in the very next inning, Darnell McDonald rolls his ankle on a dive back to first on a pickoff attempt. He stays in the game, only to be greeted at third by the same wonky windmill that got V-Mart gunned down at the plate. Result: McDonald is McOut!
Of course, Wake, in his second shaky outing in a row, takes some of the blame, as do the batters for stranding so many baserunners, but they do bang out 18 hits and 8 runs. Most games, that should be enough to win. The bullpen has been overworked lately and, for Manny Delcarmen, the overwork came at the cost of back-to-back dingers in the eighth. Wake's ineffectiveness may get him sent back to the 'pen, even before Beckett returns from the DL. Felix Doubront is dealing in AAA. Beyond Lester and Buchholz, the rest of the Sox rotation is shaky. Lackey still hasn't gotten it figured out and Dice-K is like the proverbial box of chocolates. Wake is really showing his age this season and, of course, Beckett's trying to get healthy before he can work on getting his pitching mojo back.
Tomorrow, it's back to Birdland to try and NOT get swept again by the O's. With Buch and Les pitching the first two games, their chances are pretty good to at least win the series. Sweeping would be even better.
Game 1 of Lakers/Celtics in 5. Go C's!!! Beat LA!!!!
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