Tuesday, June 10, 2003
A few notes, mostly about pitching.
Dave Wallace has been named pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox due to Tony Cloninger's battle with bladder cancer. This was a mutual decision and I think it is the best decision for both the Sox and Tony C. We (I) wish Tony all the best and a speedy recovery. You can read the official article here
Another pitching story is that Casey Fossum underwent an MRI the other day on his left shoulder. Still no word yet as to the results but if Fossum goes down, we'll have to make a move to bolster the staff. And if you think we can relax and pitch D-Lowe or Kim on 3 days rest here and there and utilize off days, you're dead wrong. The Sox play 20 games in a row starting tonight against St. Louis.
Speaking of the Cardinals, they're in town for the first time since Game 7 of the 1967 World Series. We all know that the Sox lost that one. Jim Longborg was outpitched by Bob Gibson who even hit a homerun at Fenway Park. However, I beleive Longborg was on short rest.
Anyway, tonight's game is BHK's Fenway debut as a Red Sock. It is also Woody Williams first game at Fenway since he was with the Jays, and man has he improved! He is 8-1 in 2003 with a miniscule 1.99 ERA. Tonight's game will be a tough one for us.
Last pitching story for now: Pedro is coming! Pedro is coming! He is slated to pitch Tuesday against the Cards. Don't get all happy though. He is only supposed to throw 45 pitches (about 3 innings) and John "The Throwback" Burkett is probably going to be the long releiver to replace him. Ugh! Message to any Soxers going tomorrow night, just leave after the 3rd, the game will be over by the 4th.
And now the one non-pitching related story! I just perused some All-Star ballot standings and found a few notable Sox sightings. Nomar and Varitek are second place in their respective positions as is Manny Ramirez. And for some reason, Jeremy Giambi is 3rd in the DH category. A few problems though. I first noticed the glitch in the ballotting system a few years ago when Albert Pujols was snubbed cuz he wasn't on the ballot. Players like Bill Mueller and Kevin Millar are sometimes ommitted from the ballott. This is because they needed to earn a job or play multiple positions. It's very difficult/confusing to write a guy in and most people choose not to. "Big" Bill Mueller and Kevin "Moose" Millarthra deserve to go to Chicago as All-Stars. Hopefully Scoscia will pick them.
Hey! The Red Sox are in first place and it looks like we may win the Duquette Cup for spending more days in first place, more days in first place, more days in first place...............
Dave Wallace has been named pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox due to Tony Cloninger's battle with bladder cancer. This was a mutual decision and I think it is the best decision for both the Sox and Tony C. We (I) wish Tony all the best and a speedy recovery. You can read the official article here
Another pitching story is that Casey Fossum underwent an MRI the other day on his left shoulder. Still no word yet as to the results but if Fossum goes down, we'll have to make a move to bolster the staff. And if you think we can relax and pitch D-Lowe or Kim on 3 days rest here and there and utilize off days, you're dead wrong. The Sox play 20 games in a row starting tonight against St. Louis.
Speaking of the Cardinals, they're in town for the first time since Game 7 of the 1967 World Series. We all know that the Sox lost that one. Jim Longborg was outpitched by Bob Gibson who even hit a homerun at Fenway Park. However, I beleive Longborg was on short rest.
Anyway, tonight's game is BHK's Fenway debut as a Red Sock. It is also Woody Williams first game at Fenway since he was with the Jays, and man has he improved! He is 8-1 in 2003 with a miniscule 1.99 ERA. Tonight's game will be a tough one for us.
Last pitching story for now: Pedro is coming! Pedro is coming! He is slated to pitch Tuesday against the Cards. Don't get all happy though. He is only supposed to throw 45 pitches (about 3 innings) and John "The Throwback" Burkett is probably going to be the long releiver to replace him. Ugh! Message to any Soxers going tomorrow night, just leave after the 3rd, the game will be over by the 4th.
And now the one non-pitching related story! I just perused some All-Star ballot standings and found a few notable Sox sightings. Nomar and Varitek are second place in their respective positions as is Manny Ramirez. And for some reason, Jeremy Giambi is 3rd in the DH category. A few problems though. I first noticed the glitch in the ballotting system a few years ago when Albert Pujols was snubbed cuz he wasn't on the ballot. Players like Bill Mueller and Kevin Millar are sometimes ommitted from the ballott. This is because they needed to earn a job or play multiple positions. It's very difficult/confusing to write a guy in and most people choose not to. "Big" Bill Mueller and Kevin "Moose" Millarthra deserve to go to Chicago as All-Stars. Hopefully Scoscia will pick them.
Hey! The Red Sox are in first place and it looks like we may win the Duquette Cup for spending more days in first place, more days in first place, more days in first place...............
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