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It just seems like this season is perpetually filled with simultaneous good and bad news. Off the top of my head I can’t recall just one game where everything has gone well for the Sox this season. Last night was a perfect example.
Yes, we won 5-4 with a great late inning comeback led by Doug Mirabelli’s three run homer in the eighth to tie the game followed by Manny’s sacrifice fly to knock in the eventual game winner. But there was bad news as well. Yet another Red Sox starting pitcher has seemed to be hit with the injury bug. Last night Tim Wakefield left the game with back spasms after three innings and three earned runs. It appears as if the sands of time are finally creeping up to old rubber arm. After a bone scan today, Wake is still listed as day to day although battery mate Doug Mirabelli divulged last night that Wake has been hurting for some time now. We can only cross our fingers and hope that the vicious and unmercifull disabled list doesn’t capture yet another Red Sox pitcher.
The other good news last night though was that our bullpen looked half way decent, particularly the young fellas. Manny Delcarmen and Craig Hansen both pitched very well, as did Mike Timlin who ended up with the win. Wakefield’s back issues however, will only add flames to the trade rumor fire as Sox GM Theo Epstein is almost sure to entertain swap proposals that would offer him a new Sox starting pitcher. Stay tuned on that one folks. The Red Sox could very well have another starter or two within the next week or two. Although to be honest, if Wake survives the back trouble, a 4 man rotation of Schilling-Beckett-Wake-Lester would certainly suffice for a playoff run. However, we need to make the playoffs first. And that will require playing every game tough from now to October 1, and that ladies and gentlemen, may be the reason Theo deals for a hurler.
theaveragefan@bostonprosports.com
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