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Glavine already beat Schilling to the first to 9 wins this season, but Schill could become number two tonight against the Yankees in the Bronx. He would also be trying to prevent a sweep, something that would be more important for morale than actual record, although as I’ve said earlier, every game against The Rival is important.
Last night’s rainout prevented any chance of a series tie as our four game series in the Bronx was demoted to three. Although with the way Pauley pitched Tuesday night, you could almost reconsider calling that a loss. Not only did he pitch effectively, he pitched really well. With an effort like that, he certainly made his case for being the fifth starter, at least for now. The concern right now would be that Pauley has a let-down in his next start. With every endorphin in his body running on max speed, its not unlikely that Double-A David could come back to Earth and pitch like he did in his first start. That’s the funny thing about starting pitching. It can be a very long or very enjoyable five day rest between games. For the time being, I will continue to ride the high of Pauley’s one run gem, despite its notch in the L column.
One of the good things about yesterday’s rainout is that it gave everyone, especially our bullpen, a day of rest. With Timlin out until next Tuesday and Foulke day-to-day with back stiffness, the young guns and unstable veterans will need to be rested and at the top of their game every day.
Not only will Schilling go for season victory number 9 but he’ll go for career victory 201. If this were a Yankee pitcher and he won, he’d probably take a curtain call. Stupid Yankees. Let’s see if Schill can make 50,000 people from New York shut up tonight.
theaveragefan@bostonprosports.com
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