Red Sox Rotation Set for Rays...
The pitching rotations are set for the series, at least until Game 4. Now after pondering this for a few days I am a little concerned about Wake going in Game 4. Lester, Beckett, Dice-K are all doing fine and coming off strong performances. Ok well maybe not Beckett, but we have to count on him bouncing back. But Wakefield? Why not Paul Byrd?
Wakefield just seems to give up huge hits and it always appears to snow-ball on him, turning a dreadful 2-3 run inning into a 4-5 run inning. Now during the regular season this may be okay. But now that the playoffs are in full swing and we have another shot at the World Series I thought that Wakefield may not be best option for us at this time.
Paul Byrd has post-season experience and has pitched very well for the Sox since the trade. He is a controlled pitcher that can get batters out in a number of ways. He usually does not count on one pitch (i.e. Wakefield). Besides the last time Wake appeared we were smashed. I think it was to the potent Rays team.
I guess we will have to wait and see. I am going to hope that the Red Sox have a dominating series that will allow the decision to pitch Wakefield not to matter. The Sox steal two in the Trop... We come home for Lester and take Game 3 in extra frames (again)... Wakefield gets on the mound in Game 4 and it is te ultimate offensive battle, producing more runs than any playoff game before it with Ortiz slamming one right inside the Pesky Pole to win it in the 9th 12-11. A series swept by the Red Sox. The Perfect Series in my eyes. I guess we will see how good my prediction capabilities are tonight. GO SOX!!
Wakefield just seems to give up huge hits and it always appears to snow-ball on him, turning a dreadful 2-3 run inning into a 4-5 run inning. Now during the regular season this may be okay. But now that the playoffs are in full swing and we have another shot at the World Series I thought that Wakefield may not be best option for us at this time.
Paul Byrd has post-season experience and has pitched very well for the Sox since the trade. He is a controlled pitcher that can get batters out in a number of ways. He usually does not count on one pitch (i.e. Wakefield). Besides the last time Wake appeared we were smashed. I think it was to the potent Rays team.
I guess we will have to wait and see. I am going to hope that the Red Sox have a dominating series that will allow the decision to pitch Wakefield not to matter. The Sox steal two in the Trop... We come home for Lester and take Game 3 in extra frames (again)... Wakefield gets on the mound in Game 4 and it is te ultimate offensive battle, producing more runs than any playoff game before it with Ortiz slamming one right inside the Pesky Pole to win it in the 9th 12-11. A series swept by the Red Sox. The Perfect Series in my eyes. I guess we will see how good my prediction capabilities are tonight. GO SOX!!
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