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5th Inning Strikes Again
5th Inning Strikes Again
If the word “pentaphobia” doesn’t yet exist in the Oxford English Dictionary, it might need to be added very soon — along with a little tiny picture beside it of Jon Lester watching Justin Morneau’s moonshot sail over the fence. In what is becoming something of a ...
Sox Starters Pick Up Their Report Cards
Sox Starters Pick Up Their Report Cards
redsox.gearupforsports.com — Here you go Dirt Dogs, lets look at the starting rotation today and I’ll save the best... for last, the Bullpen, for next week. Josh Beckett Staff ace. This was suppose to be it, this was suppose to be the year he fully took over as staff ace, with Schilling retired and injuries behind ... (more) Sox Starters Pick Up Their Report Cards
Lester Gives Up Big Inning Again
Lester Gives Up Big Inning Again
fenwaywest.com — A pattern is developing for Jon Lester this season; get into a grove for a few innings... and then bam, the wheels come off and the opposing team has put a crooked number on the board. Tonight it was the fifth inning where the Twins scored 5 times including a three run homer over the Hefty bag. ... (more) Lester Gives Up Big Inning Again
A Plethora of Mediocre Pitching
A Plethora of Mediocre Pitching
fenwaywest.com — You can never have too much pitching right? What if you have too much mediocre pitching with... a guy who is dominating in AAA wanting to come up. The Red Sox rotation has been OK but there are some big issues. Dice-K is 0-3 with an ERA of 8.82 Beckett has pitched well of late but his ERA is still ... (more) A Plethora of Mediocre Pitching
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