Tagged: Josh Beckett
He’s Pitching like an ace no Josh’n
The next stop on the “I can still pitch like an ace” tour hit’s L.A. as Josh Beckett takes on the Angels tonight . Beckett who is currently the number four man on pitching staff has been pitching like a man on a mission . It has not beeb revealed yet if Tek will be his catcher tonight but if it isn’t broke don’t fix it .
So as the starting staff continues to find it’s feet the question still remains with the bullpen.
The pen was to be “fixed” over the off season but, there are still a lot of holes. I am not a huge fan of blowing up a bullpen the Red Sox have a lot of a arms down on the farm so I think you could see a revolving door of pitchers in the next few weeks.
The Angel’s have been a solid team for almost a decade as Mike Scioscia has been a rock in L.A. They have always had a strong mix of vet’s and rookies . This year is no exception with
Peter Bourjos , Mark Trumbo, Tyler Chatwood . They also have a stud in waiting with Mike Trout . You also can’t talk about the halo’s with out talking about Dan Haren who by the way is 4-0 . Yep these aren’t Mo Vaughn’s Angels .
The number one good news story thid year….. so far
The RedSox showed some signs of life against Toronto on Saturday and got themselves a 4 to 1 win. Josh Beckett looked great for the second start in a row and the duo of Bard and Paplebon looked solid as they closed out the win . But the one spot I was impressed with again was Jed Lowrie .
In going 3-5 Lowrie is starting to mount a solid case for more playing time and might even trump Marco Scutaro as the Red Sox starting shortstop. It is no secret that I am a fan of Jed Lowrie I’m just glad he is getting the press and praise he deserves . Lowrie made his major leauge debut April 15th 2008 but due to a wrist injury and mono he has been held to limited playing time . Last season with the mono in check he showed that he can be a solid contributor at the major leauge level .
Now I think it is also important to note that just because I am a big fan of Lowrie doesn’t mean that I don’t like Marco Scutaro . I just feel that with Pedroia and Lowrie you have two strong players that can act as kindle to this Boston squad .
In other news I’ve been hearing some chatter that the Red Sox are growing somewhat wary of Saltalamacchia’s defense , I can tell you after watchy Salty up close I am a fan of his offensive promise but, his defense has me thinking of Rube Baker . There has been talk of maybe bringing up catcher Tim Federowicz. I think this in my opinion would be a great move as he reminds me a lot of a young Jason Varitek .
Bring Bonderman to Boston
Josh Beckett is the ace of the Boston Red Sox. Jon Lester also pitches for the Boston Red Sox he is not the ace. Or is he? I’m a results kind of guy so if your 1-1 in 8 games with an E.R.A of 7.29 well I think the only ace you deserve is perhaps an ace bandage while you’re chilling on the D.L. Jon Lester well he’s got the stuff He’s 4-2 and a 3.47 E.R.A. – Jon Freaking Lester “The Red Sox Nation’s” Ace.
The Red Sox have won 3 straight and David Ortiz is crushing the baseball. So what do you do to improve? Well……. I would put together a package to go out and get…… Jeremy Bonderman
What??? Have I completely lost it???? Are the new meds taking a toll on me???
Look the bullpen continues to be a mess. So why not fix it? I mean Bonderman has looked ok this year but his inability to go through a batting order more than once has been a problem. I mean you could take Beckett and his millions and stick him in the pen but we all know the odds of that happening.
2 Wins Makes Me Grin
Like a proud parent I am beaming over last night’s 10-8 win at Fenway. Why you ask? Well, for two reasons . 1-They proved they have the ability to come from behind this I feel is due in large part to their deep bullpen. 2- First 2 game win streak of the year
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