He would have been in the rotation whether or not those guys got hurt. What made the hurt worse was having to put Smoltz (the other low risk option) in the rotation at the same time.
It would be a ballsy move if Cashman were to pick him up, and it could cost them their season. Maybe he'll view it as a low risk high reward move. I think we've all learned that is just a clever phrase for a broken down player picked from the dollar store bin. It's high risk if you need them to play an important role on your team.
He probably had almost no trade value, and until they signed Byrd, there were several weeks that they din't even have a warm body to take his spot in the rotation.
I'd rather hand the ball to Byrd. I guess Penny will catch on with the Cardinals and go 7-0 down the stretch. All Red Sox wash outs seem to go to St. Louis and succeed, E.g. Piniero, Lugo, and Smoltz.
Last night Tito made all sorts of in game moves. Tonight he threw it into cruise control and he let the light hitting lefty Kotchman bat against the lefty reliever with a RISP for an insurance run, when he had the hot hitting right handed Lowell on the bench.
WTF with playing Kotchman over Lowell again. Lowelll has been mashing. Send Kotchman for coffee and donuts and keep him on the bench with Varitek. Wakefield is bound to be erratic after having missed so much time not to mention that he is not close to 100 %. They are probably going to need a big offensive night. Why replace a big gun with punch and judy.
You got that right. The AL Championship is going to have to go through Boston or Anaheim. Either team is a nightmare for the Yanks. Boston is also a nightmare for the Angels.