Beckett goes for win #2
April 10, 2007 Sports 1 Comment
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ERA 1.80
WHIP 1.20
Coming off a masterful performance in his last start, Josh Beckett will take the mound against the Seattle Mariners today in the Red Sox’ Fenway opener. Today’s game is scheduled for 2:05pm, meaning it happens in the middle of the work day. Now, I know the Sox never have a problem filling Fenway, let alone on Opening Day, but for those of us in the New England area, this means we can’t even watch MLB.TV on our computers, since we’re blacked out. I think it’s time for NESN to start streaming over the web to paid cable or satellite subscribers.
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ERA .00
WHIP .00
Turning back to the game, I think it’s paramount that the Sox offense gets going soon, especially with the mostly quality pitching the team’s been getting this season. With the exception of Schilling’s first start, and the obvious and not unexpected Tavarez debacle, the starting pitching has been solid, and Papelbon’s first save was a masterful one. Barring any injury or fatigue, Papelbon is the kind of closer that makes you relax in the ninth inning. He’s got the passionate anger and cold fury necessary to end a Major League game, and his pitches have that rare Mo Rivera quality: they look like they should be hittable, but hitters keep missing them, until it clearly isn’t an accident or luck.