Guillen to Send Beckett Get-Well Card

I love quotes out of Chicago. "I don't like to see anybody get hurt, but thank you, Josh.” This was a pregame quote from White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen referring to Josh Beckett's having been scratched from the Friday night start. “They're going to miss him. I'd rather face anybody else than face him."   Is that so?   The answer to that question is up for debate being that Daisuke Matsuzaka was the “anybody else,”and gave a virtuoso performance. Allowing only two hits over eight innings he picked up his 16 th win for 2008 in the Red Sox 8–0 shutout of Chicago. With seven strike outs and only two walks, Dice-K's performance had Ozzie eating his words.   For their part, Boston's hitters continued their recent offensive production quotas. Their eight runs came courtesy of a three RBI night by both Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay, as well as some RBI from David Ortiz and the newest addition to the Red Sox, Mark Kotsay.   Mediocre ... (link)