Ya Can't Win Em' All

[Bunganut]

It's very rare that Josh Beckett is given a three run lead, and isn't able to get the win. But that is why they play the games, because anything can happen to any player or any team on any given day. Again it was proven yesterday afternoon at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia, as the World Champion Phillies came back to take the lead in the bottom of the 5th inning, scoring 4 runs against a Josh Beckett that came into the game on a dominate streak of 5 wins and no losses in his last 7 starts. The last time Beckett lost, was on April 30th, in a route by Tampa Bay where he gave up 7 earned runs on 10 hits in only 4.2 innings. The Rays won that game 13-0, but since that horrible outing, Beckett has been on fire. That made the comeback by the Phillies, who were on the verge of being swept in their own ballpark, much more impressive in my book. They could have easily thrown in the towel, and chalked this one up as a loss... but the resiliance of a World Champion shined through, and the Red Sox had to put the brooms away, as there would be no sweep in Philly.

 

When the unlikely combo of Rocco Baldelli and Nick Green hit back-to-back homeruns to begin a 4 run top of the 2nd, things looked to be going in the favor of a Red Sox win. Then after the Phillies come back to take the lead in the bottom of the 5th, it didn't last long, as Josh Beckett hit an anger-filled shot into left that tied things back up at 5 a piece! But things didn't stay even for long, as the Champs brought home 6 of the 12 men they sent to plate, giving the Phillies a 11-5 lead that would prove to be plenty enough to take the win. Although the Red Sox looked to be in business with 2 men on and no outs in the top of the 8th, they were ultimately only able to score one more run to make the final 11-6 in favor of Philadelphia.

 

So the winning streak is over, but even in a loss, the Red Sox looked good, apart from some bad innings on the pitching end. On most nights, 6 runs is going to be enough to come out with a win, especially with the pitching staff the Red Sox have. Next will be Wakefield, going up against Volstad and the Florida Marlins at home in Fenway Park.

[jacksonianmarch]

The Phillies are a great fastball hitting team. Beckett just wasnt a good matchup, IMO. He located well early on, but once the ball started riding over the plate, he was doomed. Same with Bard.

[Cocos Disciples]

Odd.

[Bunganut]

Haha, I love the Avatar "Coco's Disciples" but is that really you? =]

[Cocos Disciples]

Yes I am a professor/doctor/tennis player/sex slave.

[Spudboy]

Yes I am a professor/doctor/tennis player/sex slave.

 

Sex Slave? Oh. I thought that was Carlos Santana in a rare appearance without Oakland Raider's garb.

[Bunganut]

Spudboy...I love the old photo of a young Dr. J still at Massachusetts Colledge! I live on Bunganut Lake in Maine now, but I grew up on Tremont st. in Charlestown, MA..

 

Kicks ass, thanks man, im gonna steal that if ya dont mind.... not for an avatar... just to have

[Spudboy]

Spudboy...I love the old photo of a young Dr. J still at Massachusetts Colledge! I live on Bunganut Lake in Maine now, but I grew up on Tremont st. in Charlestown, MA..

 

Kicks ass, thanks man, im gonna steal that if ya dont mind.... not for an avatar... just to have

 

I saw him play when he was at U.Mass. The game was at B.U. Case Center. He had 26 points and 32 rebounds in that game. He jumped center against a friend (then) of mine, Kenny Boyd. Boyd eventually got drafted by The New Orleans Jazz bot only lasted about a year.

 

I followed Dr.J through his career in the ABA, Virginia Squires, New York Nets. Did you know that The Celtics held his original NBA rights?

[Keeper]

Yes I am a professor/doctor/tennis player/sex slave.

 

Tobias is a jack of all trades.

 

Someone told me that David Cross has a serious heroin addiction now. That's kind of sad. I'll be seeing his old partner in crime, Bob Odenkirk, on Friday.

[Cocos Disciples]

Really, didn't hear about that. I like Cross, partially because he's so different from Tobias. Hopefully he's in the movie.

[Keeper]

The guy who told me said he heard it from Brian Posehn, if that lends any credibility to it. If Cross isn't in it, I might boycott it. Well, not really. But I'd be pissed.

[Bunganut]

I saw him play when he was at U.Mass. The game was at B.U. Case Center. He had 26 points and 32 rebounds in that game. He jumped center against a friend (then) of mine, Kenny Boyd. Boyd eventually got drafted by The New Orleans Jazz bot only lasted about a year.

 

I followed Dr.J through his career in the ABA, Virginia Squires, New York Nets. Did you know that The Celtics held his original NBA rights?

 

 

That's incredible, I wasn't aware of that until you told me. Why didn't they let him blossom into the player he was for the Sixers? Did they trade him for anything good?