R.I.P. Red Sox 2010 Season. By dropping 2 of 3 at the Trop, the Sox have ceased to be relevant in the AL East race. All that's left to do is play out the string. The weekend was frustrating and disappointing, but let's get real here: The Sox are without Youk, Pedey, Cameron, and Ellsbury for the rest of the year. While we'll never know what a healthy Cameron would have contributed, Youk, Pedey, and Ells would have greatly helped both the offense and the defense had they not been felled by one injury or another. The bullpen is woefully short of reliable arms. The horses just weren't there for a playoff run.
When the Sox started playing really good baseball in May and June after a very shaky April, it looked like they would really have a chance, even without Ellsbury or Cameron. However, once the injuries started to pile up and Pedey and Youk ended their seasons prematurely, it left the Sox absolutely no room for error. Add to that a bullpen which was not improved one iota in the offseason and the in-game tactical deficiencies of Tito that make winning close games with teams like the Rays an uphill battle. The lack of bullpen depth explains the 5-10 record in extra innings.
Tip your cap to the efforts of guys like Nava, Kalish, McDonald, Hall, and Lowrie for doing all they can to contribute. However, they are not Ells, Pedey, Youk, or Cam. I'm not sure whether the fact that the Red Sox are not at least 10 games back by now is due to them hanging in there or the Yankees and Rays not winning often enough to put more distance between them. However, I expect the distance to expand some come September, unless the Sox decide they want to play spoiler now that they're no longer relevant in the pennant race.
I try not to think about what might have been if the injuries hadn't happened and they had picked up a decent bullpen arm or two, either last off-season or the July 31 trade deadline. Perhaps if their position players had stayed healthy, they would have felt it worthwhile to fortify their 'pen. Who knows? When all is said and done, it will be a season of what ifs, much like 2006. I can only hope that 2011 plays out much like 2007, but lots of changes have to be made for that to happen. I'll get into exactly what changes in another blog. We can only hope the Red Sox' 2011 is not nearly as snakebit as their 2010.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Stupidity Strikes Again
Grady Little, thy name is Tito. Buchholz was showing signs of losing concentration in the 7th (witness all those pointless pickoff attempts at first with the not-so-fleet-of-foot Pena, one of which went wild and put Pena at third. A sac fly (foul ball which should not have been caught) scored him. Does Grady Francona put Bard like he should have, or even Doubront? NO, he stays with Clay, who, on his 110th pitch, promptly serves up a gopher ball to Upton.
Games like tonight are why the Sox are an extreme longshot to make the playoffs and currently sit in third place. All that they gained last night has been erased tonight with both the Yankees and Rays winning. It's been like that for most of the second half for the Sox--they are quick to give back any ground they make. To be completely honest, even if by some miracle the Sox make the playoffs, they don't have the horses to make it past the division series. The outfield is full of lightweight bats and the bullpen is a horror show after Bard, Pap, and Doubront. The defense too often lapses into Keystone Kops mode and almost half of the original starters (Cameron, Ellsbury, Youk, and Pedey) are done for the season. As admirable as the efforts of guys like Nava, Kalish, Lowrie, Hall, and McDonald have been, having four key players injured is a devastating blow. Those four players are starters for a reason and their level of production cannot be replaced no matter how hard their substitutes try.
Although Buchholz did not pitch badly by any stretch of the imagination, it was disheartening to see him revert to his nervous tic of constantly throwing over to first base, regardless of who stands there and how far they actually are from the bag. That tic cost him and the team dearly in the 7th when Pena was practically on the bag and in the way of Lowell catching the throw. The ball went rather far into foul territory and the slow-footed Lowell had to chase it down, allowing Pena to reach third. Pena scored on a sac fly that didn't have to be caught, since it would have landed foul. Some say you have to get the out there, but giving up a run proved costly because it gave the Rays life late in the game. Even after V-Mart homered in the top of the 8th to put the Sox back in the lead, the Upton dinger tied it again and the Sox could not recover. Atchison played the role of Wake this time and gave up the game-winner to familiar Sox foe Dan Johnson.
Now, tomorrow night's game is an ABSOLUTE must win if they want any hope of staying in this thing. Then again, even if they do win tomorrow, they have to face the O's next. The O's have given them fits all season, even when they were playing abysmally against everyone else. Now that Showalter's got them playing halfway decent ball, they'll likely be that much harder for the depleted, one step forward, two steps back Sox to handle.
Games like tonight are why the Sox are an extreme longshot to make the playoffs and currently sit in third place. All that they gained last night has been erased tonight with both the Yankees and Rays winning. It's been like that for most of the second half for the Sox--they are quick to give back any ground they make. To be completely honest, even if by some miracle the Sox make the playoffs, they don't have the horses to make it past the division series. The outfield is full of lightweight bats and the bullpen is a horror show after Bard, Pap, and Doubront. The defense too often lapses into Keystone Kops mode and almost half of the original starters (Cameron, Ellsbury, Youk, and Pedey) are done for the season. As admirable as the efforts of guys like Nava, Kalish, Lowrie, Hall, and McDonald have been, having four key players injured is a devastating blow. Those four players are starters for a reason and their level of production cannot be replaced no matter how hard their substitutes try.
Although Buchholz did not pitch badly by any stretch of the imagination, it was disheartening to see him revert to his nervous tic of constantly throwing over to first base, regardless of who stands there and how far they actually are from the bag. That tic cost him and the team dearly in the 7th when Pena was practically on the bag and in the way of Lowell catching the throw. The ball went rather far into foul territory and the slow-footed Lowell had to chase it down, allowing Pena to reach third. Pena scored on a sac fly that didn't have to be caught, since it would have landed foul. Some say you have to get the out there, but giving up a run proved costly because it gave the Rays life late in the game. Even after V-Mart homered in the top of the 8th to put the Sox back in the lead, the Upton dinger tied it again and the Sox could not recover. Atchison played the role of Wake this time and gave up the game-winner to familiar Sox foe Dan Johnson.
Now, tomorrow night's game is an ABSOLUTE must win if they want any hope of staying in this thing. Then again, even if they do win tomorrow, they have to face the O's next. The O's have given them fits all season, even when they were playing abysmally against everyone else. Now that Showalter's got them playing halfway decent ball, they'll likely be that much harder for the depleted, one step forward, two steps back Sox to handle.
Victorious
V-Mart loves facing lefties. Even some of the best southpaws in the game. He bats over .400 against them and took Cy Young contender David Price yard twice last night, providing 2/3 of the Red Sox offense in the 3-1 victory over the Rays. He also guided Lester through a somewhat bizarre start, with 5 walks, a hit batter and 3 wild pitches, but 10 strikeouts and only an unearned run.
Lester's 14th win of the season came after his complete meltdown against the Blue Jays at Fenway just a week before. He bounced back nicely and held the Rays to just two hits, but add in the walks and he seemed to work himself out of a lot of jams, Dice-K style, by making the pitches he needed at the right time. To some degree, Price did the same, but his baserunners had all reached via hits--9 total. The only hit the Red Sox managed with RISP was Jed Lowrie's bloop single in the 4th inning that scored Papi from third.
The game almost got knotted up in the 6th, when Jason Bartlett singled up the middle with BJ Upton on second. Darnell McDonald threw a perfect one-hopper to the plate and, with V-Mart blocking the dish, Upton was tagged out and the Sox retained the lead. This play was huge because it kept the momentum on the Sox' side and allowed Lester to make the pitches he needed to make to get out of the inning.
Having taken game one of this crucial series, the Sox have to keep the pedal to the metal in tonight's game. Fortunately, they have their 2010 ace on the mound in Clay Buchholz. Buch can really further his Cy Young case with a dominant start tonight. He's matched up against Matt "Gargamel/Goat Boy" Garza, who has given the Sox their share of headaches, but seems to pitch better against them at Fenway than in the Trop. Tonight's game is just as big as last night's and winning at least 2 out of 3 in this series is a MUST for the Sox. With the White Sox handling the Yankees last night, the Sox are now 4.5 games behind both the Yankees and the Rays.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!! (LET'S GO WHITE SOX!!!)
Lester's 14th win of the season came after his complete meltdown against the Blue Jays at Fenway just a week before. He bounced back nicely and held the Rays to just two hits, but add in the walks and he seemed to work himself out of a lot of jams, Dice-K style, by making the pitches he needed at the right time. To some degree, Price did the same, but his baserunners had all reached via hits--9 total. The only hit the Red Sox managed with RISP was Jed Lowrie's bloop single in the 4th inning that scored Papi from third.
The game almost got knotted up in the 6th, when Jason Bartlett singled up the middle with BJ Upton on second. Darnell McDonald threw a perfect one-hopper to the plate and, with V-Mart blocking the dish, Upton was tagged out and the Sox retained the lead. This play was huge because it kept the momentum on the Sox' side and allowed Lester to make the pitches he needed to make to get out of the inning.
Having taken game one of this crucial series, the Sox have to keep the pedal to the metal in tonight's game. Fortunately, they have their 2010 ace on the mound in Clay Buchholz. Buch can really further his Cy Young case with a dominant start tonight. He's matched up against Matt "Gargamel/Goat Boy" Garza, who has given the Sox their share of headaches, but seems to pitch better against them at Fenway than in the Trop. Tonight's game is just as big as last night's and winning at least 2 out of 3 in this series is a MUST for the Sox. With the White Sox handling the Yankees last night, the Sox are now 4.5 games behind both the Yankees and the Rays.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!! (LET'S GO WHITE SOX!!!)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Hey Umps, It's Not Always About You!
What is it this season with umps looking for their 15 minutes of fame? The latest entry into the Umpire FAIL file is the case of minor-league call-up ump Dan Bellino. Perhaps Bellino should consult Rosetta Stone for Spanish lessons--he misinterpreted an exchange en espanol between Adrian Beltre and Felix Hernandez, former teammates and friends off the field, as being directed at him. This led to Beltre, the best hitter on the Red Sox this season, being ejected between the 2nd and 3rd innings. When Tito Francona came out to take up for Beltre, he got tossed too. This left the Sox with minor-leaguer Yamaico Navarro playing 3B and batting in Beltre's spot in the order. Shades of Niuman Romero in Tampa Bay??? You bet! Against Felix Hernandez, the Sox needed Beltre's bat. There's no guarantee it would have made a difference in the outcome of the game, but taking out a .325 hitter with nearly 90 RBI and replacing him with an automatic out batting fifth is one way to take the wind out of the sails of the Sox' 4-game winning streak.
Back to the umps, these guys' purpose in the game is to be in the background officiating. They're supposed to remain relatively anonymous--if you know an ump's name, chances are it isn't for a GOOD reason! Umps aren't perfect. They make bad calls once in awhile and the good ones own up to their mistakes. However, an umpire tossing a player over something stupid just to throw his weight around--that should be a one-way ticket back to the minors.
The hot-to-trot ump isn't entirely to blame for the Sox loss, though. They had their chances, but, as is the norm the season, when opportunity knocks, the Sox walk on by. The chance to gain more ground on the Yankees and Rays goes by the wayside as well. I wonder if the Red Sox will think about all those missed opportunities if they find themselves watching the playoffs at home. As September approaches and the Sox are still vacillating between 5 and 6 games behind the Yankees and/or Rays, the couch is looking a lot closer than the pennant.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
Back to the umps, these guys' purpose in the game is to be in the background officiating. They're supposed to remain relatively anonymous--if you know an ump's name, chances are it isn't for a GOOD reason! Umps aren't perfect. They make bad calls once in awhile and the good ones own up to their mistakes. However, an umpire tossing a player over something stupid just to throw his weight around--that should be a one-way ticket back to the minors.
The hot-to-trot ump isn't entirely to blame for the Sox loss, though. They had their chances, but, as is the norm the season, when opportunity knocks, the Sox walk on by. The chance to gain more ground on the Yankees and Rays goes by the wayside as well. I wonder if the Red Sox will think about all those missed opportunities if they find themselves watching the playoffs at home. As September approaches and the Sox are still vacillating between 5 and 6 games behind the Yankees and/or Rays, the couch is looking a lot closer than the pennant.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Window-Smashin' Good!
The game started out with an injury scare (Buchholz getting spiked by Maicer Izturis on a play at first) and a robbed home run (Torii Hunter snatched a dinger from Beltre as he made a webgem catch leaning into the bullpen) for the Red Sox, but trouble and frustration would soon be replaced with tons of fun--and a half-dozen runs--at the Halos' expense.
Buchholz shook off the spiked leg (or was it his foot) and pitched 7 shutout innings. He was "effectively wild" with a lot of pitches missing the strike zone, but he made the pitches he needed to make to get out of trouble and keep the Angels off the board. The stranded runners made for a frustrating night for the SoCal squad. It's a situation the Red Sox have found themselves in more often than they'd like to remember this season.
However, tonight the Sox made the most of their scoring opportunities. In the 3rd inning, Darnell McDonald hit a blast so hard it sailed over the Monster, out of Fenway, and into a car in the parking lot, smashing the rear windshield. The next inning, the sacks were loaded for Ryan Kalish whose homer into the bullpen would not be robbed by Torii Hunter. Grand salami for the impressive rookie for his second major-league dinger. Then in the fifth, back-to-back doubles by Papi and V-Mart tacked one more run onto the Sox lead.
Not to be forgotten on a night where Buchholz and Kalish shined the brightest was Pedey's return to the lineup. The laser show is still a work-in-progress as the sparkplug second baseman needs some more at-bats to get his timing back, but he made a nice play in the 2nd to tag Matsui then throw the ball to first for a twin killing. He was charged with a hard-luck error later in the game when a sliding Napoli had him airborne as he threw the ball off-target to Lowell. Lowell missed it and it went into the dugout. Bobby Wilson was awarded second base.
I'll be on vaykay from tomorrow until next Monday night, so no blogs for a few days. Since I won't have NESN in South Carolina, I'll have to keep track of the Sox online. This homestand is where the Sox need to make hay and hope the Yanks and Rays lose some games. After the Angels leave town, Toronto and Seattle come in. The Sox have done well so far against Toronto and Seattle has an abysmal road record, so you have to hope for, at the very least, a 7-2 homestand.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!! CONGRATS TO KALISH ON HIS FIRST CAREER GRANNY!!!
Buchholz shook off the spiked leg (or was it his foot) and pitched 7 shutout innings. He was "effectively wild" with a lot of pitches missing the strike zone, but he made the pitches he needed to make to get out of trouble and keep the Angels off the board. The stranded runners made for a frustrating night for the SoCal squad. It's a situation the Red Sox have found themselves in more often than they'd like to remember this season.
However, tonight the Sox made the most of their scoring opportunities. In the 3rd inning, Darnell McDonald hit a blast so hard it sailed over the Monster, out of Fenway, and into a car in the parking lot, smashing the rear windshield. The next inning, the sacks were loaded for Ryan Kalish whose homer into the bullpen would not be robbed by Torii Hunter. Grand salami for the impressive rookie for his second major-league dinger. Then in the fifth, back-to-back doubles by Papi and V-Mart tacked one more run onto the Sox lead.
Not to be forgotten on a night where Buchholz and Kalish shined the brightest was Pedey's return to the lineup. The laser show is still a work-in-progress as the sparkplug second baseman needs some more at-bats to get his timing back, but he made a nice play in the 2nd to tag Matsui then throw the ball to first for a twin killing. He was charged with a hard-luck error later in the game when a sliding Napoli had him airborne as he threw the ball off-target to Lowell. Lowell missed it and it went into the dugout. Bobby Wilson was awarded second base.
I'll be on vaykay from tomorrow until next Monday night, so no blogs for a few days. Since I won't have NESN in South Carolina, I'll have to keep track of the Sox online. This homestand is where the Sox need to make hay and hope the Yanks and Rays lose some games. After the Angels leave town, Toronto and Seattle come in. The Sox have done well so far against Toronto and Seattle has an abysmal road record, so you have to hope for, at the very least, a 7-2 homestand.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!! CONGRATS TO KALISH ON HIS FIRST CAREER GRANNY!!!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Good: 1. Salty looks like a good pickup at catcher. He had no trouble catching Dice-K, who has 5 or 6 different pitches.
2. Dice-K pitched well against the Rangers in the insane heat, but he got burned big-time by Manny Delcarmen and the offense. Wouldn't it be better if relievers shared some of the ERA burden of allowing inherited runners to score?
3. Kalish continues to impress at the major-league level. Some great at-bats today, but unfortunately nothing to show for it. He had an extra-base hit stolen from him by Julio Borbon.
4. Pedey's back on Tuesday.
The Bad: 1. Scufflin' Scoots looks like he might need some more days off. He got a hit today that could easily have been ruled an error on David Murphy, but he's been making far too many outs lately for the lead-off spot.
2. The Sox offense made CJ Wilson look like the second coming of Jon Lester. Wilson is a good lefty, but the righty-stacked offense couldn't do much against him.
The Ugly: 1. MDC's poorly-located pitch that put the game just out of reach for the Sox in the 7th inning when Michael Young blasted it out of the park for a 3-run homer, making Dice-K's pitching line a poor reflection of how he actually pitched.
2. The exasperatingly sloppy defense in the 8th, turning a 2-run lead into a 4-run with an error and two guys missing a grounder up the middle.
The Sox get an off-day tomorrow and then face the Angels, who are having about as disappointing a season as the Sox. Both teams are accustomed to making the playoffs and this year, it's very likely neither will make it. The Angels are 8.5 games back of the division-leading Rangers and the Red Sox, while closer to the division and wild card, can't seem to put together any kind of run with their wildly inconsistent play. So far this season, the Sox have had the upper hand, but it would be foolish to take this series with the Halos for granted. Nothing pisses off the baseball gods more than tempting fate. Mike Scioscia's squad still has guys who can run and test the Sox defense.
Tuesday's matchup is a pitcher's duel waiting to happen. Clay Buchholz vs. Jered Weaver. Wednesday, it's Lackey vs. Kazmir and Thursday, Beckett vs. Santana.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
2. Dice-K pitched well against the Rangers in the insane heat, but he got burned big-time by Manny Delcarmen and the offense. Wouldn't it be better if relievers shared some of the ERA burden of allowing inherited runners to score?
3. Kalish continues to impress at the major-league level. Some great at-bats today, but unfortunately nothing to show for it. He had an extra-base hit stolen from him by Julio Borbon.
4. Pedey's back on Tuesday.
The Bad: 1. Scufflin' Scoots looks like he might need some more days off. He got a hit today that could easily have been ruled an error on David Murphy, but he's been making far too many outs lately for the lead-off spot.
2. The Sox offense made CJ Wilson look like the second coming of Jon Lester. Wilson is a good lefty, but the righty-stacked offense couldn't do much against him.
The Ugly: 1. MDC's poorly-located pitch that put the game just out of reach for the Sox in the 7th inning when Michael Young blasted it out of the park for a 3-run homer, making Dice-K's pitching line a poor reflection of how he actually pitched.
2. The exasperatingly sloppy defense in the 8th, turning a 2-run lead into a 4-run with an error and two guys missing a grounder up the middle.
The Sox get an off-day tomorrow and then face the Angels, who are having about as disappointing a season as the Sox. Both teams are accustomed to making the playoffs and this year, it's very likely neither will make it. The Angels are 8.5 games back of the division-leading Rangers and the Red Sox, while closer to the division and wild card, can't seem to put together any kind of run with their wildly inconsistent play. So far this season, the Sox have had the upper hand, but it would be foolish to take this series with the Halos for granted. Nothing pisses off the baseball gods more than tempting fate. Mike Scioscia's squad still has guys who can run and test the Sox defense.
Tuesday's matchup is a pitcher's duel waiting to happen. Clay Buchholz vs. Jered Weaver. Wednesday, it's Lackey vs. Kazmir and Thursday, Beckett vs. Santana.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Lester Brings The Awesome
After two losses that evoked the old familiar
it was great to see the Sox bounce back with a game like tonight in the triple-digit heat of Texas. Lester may not have racked up the K's, but he threw 8 innings of shutout ball, getting the outs he needed to in key situations with 6 hits and a Beltre throwing error worth of baserunners. Through the 8th inning, the Sox led by a single run on a JD Drew RBI single in the 5th, plating Kalish, who had singled and took second on a passed ball. The Sox added two insurance runs in the ninth on a Bill Hall single and a "sac fly" by Scoots. The sac fly is in quotes because Rangers centerfielder Julio Borbon dropped the ball and Scoots reached on an error, but was credited with an RBI because if Borbon had made the play cleanly, it would have been a sac fly.
Those runs would end up being the difference in the game. With Bard and Pap unavailable, Scott Atchison came in to try to get the save. The always dangerous Josh Hamilton took him yard and then Vladi dove into first for an infield single. Out came Atchison and in came Felix Doubront. The tying run was coming to the plate in the person of rookie Mitch Moreland, who hit his first career dinger the night before. With Moreland batting, Vladi took off for second. V-Mart nailed him with a throw that arrived well before Vladi did and there was one less out for Doubront to get, not to mention empty bases. Felix got Moreland looking to end the game and preserve a 3-1 lead as Red Sox Nation collectively exhaled.
Lester came up big when the team desperately needed him to, having exhausted the 'pen that 10-9 travesty of a series opener that saw the Sox punt an 8-2 lead. The Sox lost Ellsbury again, probably for the rest of the season. He apparently re-injured his ribs and was put on the DL today. It looks like he'll need a lot more time to let the injury completely heal. Baseball isn't typically considered to be a contact sport, but that's not to say the body doesn't take a beating making diving plays, sliding into bases, or colliding with a certain hard-charging third baseman chasing a foul pop-up.
It's really a shame that this ended up being a lost season for Ells, as he had a very good 2009, batting around .300 and stealing 70 bases. The Red Sox offense is much better with the Ells-Pedey combo at the top of the lineup than without them. Ells on base distracts the pitcher, who might be more likely to give Pedey a pitch to hit. If, for some reason he can't contribute in 2011, the Sox should seriously consider going after Carl Crawford, who hits free agency after this season. The Yanks will go hard after him too, though, and because their financial resources are seemingly limitless, it won't be easy for the Sox to win a bidding war.
Tomorrow, Dice-K is up for the Sox in the oven that will be the Rangers' ballpark during the day. Taking 2 of 3 against this first-place Texas team will be a tall order and it will take some clutch hitting and pitching to make it happen.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!
it was great to see the Sox bounce back with a game like tonight in the triple-digit heat of Texas. Lester may not have racked up the K's, but he threw 8 innings of shutout ball, getting the outs he needed to in key situations with 6 hits and a Beltre throwing error worth of baserunners. Through the 8th inning, the Sox led by a single run on a JD Drew RBI single in the 5th, plating Kalish, who had singled and took second on a passed ball. The Sox added two insurance runs in the ninth on a Bill Hall single and a "sac fly" by Scoots. The sac fly is in quotes because Rangers centerfielder Julio Borbon dropped the ball and Scoots reached on an error, but was credited with an RBI because if Borbon had made the play cleanly, it would have been a sac fly.
Those runs would end up being the difference in the game. With Bard and Pap unavailable, Scott Atchison came in to try to get the save. The always dangerous Josh Hamilton took him yard and then Vladi dove into first for an infield single. Out came Atchison and in came Felix Doubront. The tying run was coming to the plate in the person of rookie Mitch Moreland, who hit his first career dinger the night before. With Moreland batting, Vladi took off for second. V-Mart nailed him with a throw that arrived well before Vladi did and there was one less out for Doubront to get, not to mention empty bases. Felix got Moreland looking to end the game and preserve a 3-1 lead as Red Sox Nation collectively exhaled.
Lester came up big when the team desperately needed him to, having exhausted the 'pen that 10-9 travesty of a series opener that saw the Sox punt an 8-2 lead. The Sox lost Ellsbury again, probably for the rest of the season. He apparently re-injured his ribs and was put on the DL today. It looks like he'll need a lot more time to let the injury completely heal. Baseball isn't typically considered to be a contact sport, but that's not to say the body doesn't take a beating making diving plays, sliding into bases, or colliding with a certain hard-charging third baseman chasing a foul pop-up.
It's really a shame that this ended up being a lost season for Ells, as he had a very good 2009, batting around .300 and stealing 70 bases. The Red Sox offense is much better with the Ells-Pedey combo at the top of the lineup than without them. Ells on base distracts the pitcher, who might be more likely to give Pedey a pitch to hit. If, for some reason he can't contribute in 2011, the Sox should seriously consider going after Carl Crawford, who hits free agency after this season. The Yanks will go hard after him too, though, and because their financial resources are seemingly limitless, it won't be easy for the Sox to win a bidding war.
Tomorrow, Dice-K is up for the Sox in the oven that will be the Rangers' ballpark during the day. Taking 2 of 3 against this first-place Texas team will be a tall order and it will take some clutch hitting and pitching to make it happen.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!
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