Sox Move Up!
Well, now that the Rays-KC game is over and the Royals Have won, the Hose have reached a tie for third in the division--a high so far for the season. Go Sox!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
We're Back!
Sorry for no commentary for nearly a month, but lots of non-Sox stuff happening, the most important of which is Jenn had another future Sox fan. Little boy and mom & child all fine! Can't wait to get him to a Sox game in a few years.
Now for the Sox! Since we last were together, the Hose have dropped briefly below .500 and subsequently recovered nicely, sitting at their season high five games over as of today's win over the Jays, 10-4. We also lost Yooouuukk in a trade to the Pale Hose, or, as a headline writer noted, Youk has changed his Sox. Too bad; will really miss him. The guy bleeds Red Sox red and was a vital part ofthe team for the past nine years, including having a major role in both 21st century Series wins.
As for today's win, this is 9 of the last 12 games for the Sox. The win today was pitched by Lester, who gave up all Jays runs on a couple of homers and a double. His game WHIP was, however, very nice at an even 1.00, with no walks.
On the Hose side of the ledger, it started to look as if Toronto's pitchers were going to do nothing with Papi but give him freebies on the theory that putting Papi on 1st and letting the rest of the Sox try to get something from it was better than pitching to him and risk having him seriously damage the Jays by himself. When they finally pitched to him, he did what comes naturally--he quickly dropped it into the cheaps, his 21st of the season, and his 53d ribbie. Also his third shot in three games. As for the rest of the lineup, Gonzo is continuing to look like the Gonzo that we had last year, his recent tear yielding three rbi's today, upping the season's total to 43, which at this pace, should just get him over 100 for the year if he continues. We may yet see the Gozo we liked last year and hope to have now. Today'[s offense was spread around the roster. Of ten hits, five were for extra bases. In addition to the aforementioned blast by Papi, the Dustman, Ross, Shoppach and Aviles each had a two-bagger.
This puts us two full games up on the Jays in the standings, keeps pace with Mr. Hankie's Yankees, and, depending on the final of the Rays game, may get us one game closer to them as well--it's tied at the moment, 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th in KC.
Separate item other than today's game: one of the other items that has happened in the past month with the Hose is the return to the rotation of the Diceman. Although his ERA is well into the high 4's or worse, most of that was the first inning of his initial start on his return. Since then, he's been looking pretty good, and may yet have a positive effect on the Hose' chances for the year. Yesterday, although not getting the W, he held the Jays to a single run in 5.2 innings, gave up only one freebie, and is looking better each outing.
Separate separate item: Sox DL casualties: like the last two years, the Hose have started and continued the season with an inordinate number of guys on the various DL's. The latest is their winningest starter, Bucky, who had some windpipe bleeding that was draining into his stomach. He was hospitalized, but was released today, and may be able to return to the rotation in a week or so. Speaking of returns from the DL, latest work on the health status of Jake iks that his rehab program may begin in the next week or so. If this is accurate and if there are no bumps in the road, he could be back in center by the All-Star game. Let's cross our collective fingers.
Sorry for no commentary for nearly a month, but lots of non-Sox stuff happening, the most important of which is Jenn had another future Sox fan. Little boy and mom & child all fine! Can't wait to get him to a Sox game in a few years.
Now for the Sox! Since we last were together, the Hose have dropped briefly below .500 and subsequently recovered nicely, sitting at their season high five games over as of today's win over the Jays, 10-4. We also lost Yooouuukk in a trade to the Pale Hose, or, as a headline writer noted, Youk has changed his Sox. Too bad; will really miss him. The guy bleeds Red Sox red and was a vital part ofthe team for the past nine years, including having a major role in both 21st century Series wins.
As for today's win, this is 9 of the last 12 games for the Sox. The win today was pitched by Lester, who gave up all Jays runs on a couple of homers and a double. His game WHIP was, however, very nice at an even 1.00, with no walks.
On the Hose side of the ledger, it started to look as if Toronto's pitchers were going to do nothing with Papi but give him freebies on the theory that putting Papi on 1st and letting the rest of the Sox try to get something from it was better than pitching to him and risk having him seriously damage the Jays by himself. When they finally pitched to him, he did what comes naturally--he quickly dropped it into the cheaps, his 21st of the season, and his 53d ribbie. Also his third shot in three games. As for the rest of the lineup, Gonzo is continuing to look like the Gonzo that we had last year, his recent tear yielding three rbi's today, upping the season's total to 43, which at this pace, should just get him over 100 for the year if he continues. We may yet see the Gozo we liked last year and hope to have now. Today'[s offense was spread around the roster. Of ten hits, five were for extra bases. In addition to the aforementioned blast by Papi, the Dustman, Ross, Shoppach and Aviles each had a two-bagger.
This puts us two full games up on the Jays in the standings, keeps pace with Mr. Hankie's Yankees, and, depending on the final of the Rays game, may get us one game closer to them as well--it's tied at the moment, 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th in KC.
Separate item other than today's game: one of the other items that has happened in the past month with the Hose is the return to the rotation of the Diceman. Although his ERA is well into the high 4's or worse, most of that was the first inning of his initial start on his return. Since then, he's been looking pretty good, and may yet have a positive effect on the Hose' chances for the year. Yesterday, although not getting the W, he held the Jays to a single run in 5.2 innings, gave up only one freebie, and is looking better each outing.
Separate separate item: Sox DL casualties: like the last two years, the Hose have started and continued the season with an inordinate number of guys on the various DL's. The latest is their winningest starter, Bucky, who had some windpipe bleeding that was draining into his stomach. He was hospitalized, but was released today, and may be able to return to the rotation in a week or so. Speaking of returns from the DL, latest work on the health status of Jake iks that his rehab program may begin in the next week or so. If this is accurate and if there are no bumps in the road, he could be back in center by the All-Star game. Let's cross our collective fingers.
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