Boston Red Sox Bullpen Blows a 9 Run Lead!!
So last night the 42 year old John Smoltz would get his second start of the year!! In the last game he pitched he gave up 3 runs in the first inning, but then he was lights out. So I believe it was because it was his the first start and 1st inning jitters, so I didn't know what to expect. Well he was on point again and looked great. He only gave up 3 hits, 1 earned run and had 2 strikeout-- awesome! But the story is far from over. Meanwhile the Red Sox bats looked like they where going to explode, scoring 9 runs giving Smoltz a 9-1 lead, but that's when the rain came and this was big trouble for Smoltz and the Sox.(rain always seems to be trouble for the Sox).
Baltimore Orioles
1 July 2009
30 June 2009
J. Lester and the Sox traveled to Baltimore last night to play the Orioles in what would be the Lester show. He has been amazing in his last 6 starts he hasn't giving up no more than 3 runs and has 4 wins and 48 strikeouts, Awesome!
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30 March 2009
mprovement of Tampa Bay, unfortunately for the Jays and their fans, Toronto will look more like the Baltimore Orioles in ’09.
Toronto boasts one of the game’s premier pitchers in Roy Halladay, and there’s no reason to think he won’t put up Cy Young caliber numbers yet again, but the rotation following the ace leaves much to be desired. Shaun Marcum may miss the entire season due to Tommy John surgery leaving Jesse Litsch (13-9, 3.58 ERA in ’08) and the unproven David Purcey (3-6, 5.54 in 12 career starts) with a lot of responsibility, and the team’s once stellar closer, B.J. Ryan, can’t find 90 MPH on the radar gun. The Jays’ offense was putrid in ’08 as the team finished in the lower third of the AL in runs, hits, homeruns, RBI, batting average, and on-base and slugging percentages. Only Vernon Wells had 20 homeruns, and Alex Rios led Toronto with 79 RBI. The Jays are hoping for big things from young outfielder Travis Snider (who could make a run at ROY if David Price spends a lengthy amount of time in the minors) and need big things from Wells, Rios and bounce back seasons from Lyle Overbay (possible) and Scott Rolen (highly unlikely).
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22 February 2009
I have to admit, this edition of The Sports Don’s Sunday Musings was harder for me to compile than the previous two weeks. Maybe it’s because I’m still bull over Steven the Black Jack Dealer cheating me out of all of my money at Foxwoods or perhaps it’s because I’m trying to remember to DVR Dark Days in Monkey City. Either way, I still managed to ramble on especially long this weekend so I’ll keep the words typed in the remainder of my intro to a minimum...here it is.
Continue reading "The Sports Don's Sunday Musings: Volume III"
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20 August 2008
Last night's ninth inning was almost an afterthought, what with the ejection of both Dustin Pedroia and an irate Orioles fan within about 10 minutes of each other. In fact, the eighth featured the home plate umpire barking into the Sox dugout, Pedroia chirping at both the first base and home umpire, Pedroia getting tossed and the Orioles fan jabbing back and forth with Coco Crisp before battles with two ushers and a pair of Red Sox fans on the way out of the stadium.
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