Some more 2 out magic! Manny had a down year where had collected 88 RBIs. Good start this year with 4 after one game
Its Papelbon time
EDIT: Thank god for Brown's dumbass attempt for 3rd base
Dice-K still shrugging his shoulders and getting all impatient after allowing a solo homerun in the 1st inning.
Blanton last season vs Boston in 3 games, 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA
Cash did a very commendable job catching for Wakefield. Plus at 32 he is more durable than the soon to be 38 year old Mirabelli. The only negative is that he is an actual downgrade in offense
Wake's back started to act up on him at the end of the year...
Papelbon is speaking like a little bitch, as if he is being dissed by the Sox because they are following the status quo. Im sure the Sox already marked down when to speak with him about possible extensions when the arbitration process begins. The Guardians locking up Sizemore and the Rockies with Tulowitzki (each 6 year deals) after their first official season could have set a precedent
So Gom's hope is that the Sox will have an opening day outfield of Ramirez, Crisp, Drew and Kielty... and the starting rotation will be Beckett, Matsuzaka, Wakefield, with the last 2 spots being occupied by Tavarez/Snyder/Colon/Pauley/Hansack
Lester stumbled out of the gate for his ST debut-- 1 inning, 2 Hits, 5 Runs (4 ER), 4 Walks
Catching prospect Dusty Brown had a game tying HR to help the Sox come back from a 6-3 deficit. Moss drove in the winning run with a 2 out hit, final score was 7-6. David Pauley hurled 2 shutout Ws for the win and former Ray Jon Switzer got a 1-2-3 save
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Agreed Jacko. Him signing an extension for below the market value put him in the bed he made. Theo has the best DH in baseball locked up for 4 years/$50 million. It is in the best interest to wait until '09 or '10 to determine his worth after he is 34 years old
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1076763&srvc=sox&position=1
With him already locked up for the next 4 seasons (including 2011 option), this isnt a pressing need right now for the Sox FO