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JimBob
Lv 6
JimBob asked in SportsBaseball · 1 decade ago

Red Sox? Pitching have no noticed...?

After inconsistent pitching all season long, Lester and Bucholtz have been extremely good for about 2 months. Beckett just ended a rough stretch and steps up come playoff time! Now tonight Dice-K has gone 6 SCORELESS innings against the ANGELS!!!?

Are they catching stride at the perfect time?

Update:

I have 3 starters I believe in with, Lester, Beckett and Bucholtz (in that order! as strange as it looks to have Lester #1!)

After that #4 is an unknown. Considering the Yankees have CC, Pettite then 2 question marks with Joba and Burnett (who seems totally lost!) I have to say I like their chances!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    yess. we are ready for the playoff, and ready for yankees. if we see them in the alcs

    Lester Is Dominant

    Buccholz- Has his confidence back

    Beckett- Back from his rough stretch

    Dice-K-- Is doing better, needs to lower the ball counts though. but Good job Dice-k today

    Byrd and Wakefield will do fine also...

    So that is a defintely good rotation

  • 1 decade ago

    It"s not the best Red Sox team we've seen,but they have a lot of players with playoff experience and that's reason to believe you cant count them out.The pitching raises doubt after beckett and lester but you never know Dice could get hot,Clay could roll after that it"s life support.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Yes, and it makes me very happy :)

    Our Rotation

    Beckett= ended tough slump

    Lester= in an amazing streak

    Buchholz= Having many good starts

    Dice-K= Very good performance vs Angels

    Wakefield/Byrd= ???????

    If we continue at this pace:

    "Magic Number" for WC= 14

    Current Scores:

    BOS is winning TEX is loosing

    If day ended now, Magic Number = 12

    With 15 games left for the Red Sox

    18 for Rangers

    BOS

    10/16 = games against a team below .500

    TEX

    9/15 = games against team ABOVE .500

    ALL of our starters have been in a playoff race before.

    FEW of Texas starter have been in a playoff race before

    Red Sox, if play .500 meaning 8-8

    Texas needs to play 12-4

    Red Sox clearly have an advantage and the pitching of the last 5 days has been off-the-charts, definitely a push for a playoff spot.

  • 1 decade ago

    and where is this game played tonight? that's right in fenway:) whatever:) let me know when you start dominating on the road, ok?

    Source(s): cheryl this is for you. just a reminder:) we aren't scared one bit;) yankees baseball 09:)
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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    hopefully yes.

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