Well, here we were--back at the Fens with Beckett on the mound against the Indians. A win clinches the post-season and eliminates once and for all the Stripes. A loss--welllll. Anyway, JB wasn't his usual self in this game--very wild. Although only a single BB, he hit three batters, a career high and uncorked a wild pitch. When the dust settled, we were behind four zip.
Gradually, the Hose fashioned a comeback, including another blast from Papi. However, as part of a comeback, any comeback, when you get men on base, you have to plate them. In the final two innings, the Sox kept getting multiple men on base--and leaving them there. The bull pen gave them their opportunity, but at the end of the game, the final score read 4-3, Tribe. This had better stop--and fast. The Sox have three more against the Tribe and then finish up against the guys from the Bronx, now temporarily homeless since they closed their Stadium last weekend. If the Sox want to keep it closed, they'd better win one and soon. With the loss, they're up just six on Mr. Hankie's Yankees.
Today, they face the likely Cy Young winner of 2008, Lee. The only pitcher in the league with a better W-L than Dice-K, he's 22-2 and counting. The Hubhose have to remember he can be beaten and get to him early. Once he gets in a groove, it will not be easy.
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