Disco Volante
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.A team that realizes in the other schedule they would get a clear disadvantage in game 4, while they would get no such disadvantage with the series they selected.I know that their rotation has been beat up lately but who in their right mind would want to give Boston the chance to use Beckett and Lester twice in a 5 game series.
A team that realizes in the other schedule they would get a clear disadvantage in game 4, while they would get no such disadvantage with the series they selected.
In this schedule the potential game 4 and 5 match-up would be Beckett/Lackey and Lester/Santana. Neither of those is a clear advantage for either team. Lackey has sucked recently so that may give a slight edge to Boston for that game, but game 5 is a toss-up.
In the other schedule the potential game 4 and 5 match-up would be Wakefield/Weaver and Beckett/Lackey. That game 4 match-up is an advantage for Boston. Wakefield has a 3.28ERA and 1.08WHIP at Fenway this year, while Weaver has a 6.75ERA and 1.78WHIP at Fenway this year (and on the season he has a 4.91ERA and 1.43WHIP on the road).
if the sox dont have lowell and drew. there wont be any advantage no matter who is pitching.
nice spin but there is no way to spin it. having beckett go one game maybe in the series instead of two sucks.Very unscientific but the way the Angels spanked us earlier in the year ... it's our turn. In a way I like that lester and Dice-K are starting the 1st 2 games ... game 3 with Beckett will put us up 2-1 at worst.
nice spin but there is no way to spin it. having beckett go one game maybe in the series instead of two sucks.