Final Score: Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4At this point in the season, no pitchers on the Red Sox staff cast more fear than these three. Beckett is the MASTER of wins. His 6 victories place him at the top of starting elite in this league. He has been pitching as well as I’ve seen him. He throws his curves for strikes, he dominates with his fastball and his selection has been great. He was perfect through 4 innings and only allowed 6 hits total. Even tonight in the 7th with the go-ahead runs on, he made Mark Ellis regret he even got up this morning. Josh is the real deal and he’s now the guy other teams hope they miss when they roll into town.
Fresh off winning American League Rookie of the Month honors, Oki brought his top stuff again tonight. Scratch that unfortunate first pitch in KC and this guy is el-perfecto. I hope the Japanese media give this guy the coverage they are dishing out to Dice K. Finally, the Sox have a set-up guy that bridges the gap without coronary complications. Oki turns the 8th inning into a time of cold reflection for opposing batters.
You know that scene in slasher films when the buxom blond is looking for her friends in the attic? That bimbo is snooping around when she finds this mysterious closed door. I wonder what’s in there? The killer you dumb bitch! This is usually when people start screaming “DON’T GO IN THERE!!” and hide their eyes expecting some knife wilding maniac just itching to slash her blouse off.
Wait… what was I saying?
Oh yeah. Timlin is brutal killer and Sox Nation is due to be raped, gutted and left for dead on the side of the road every time he steps on the mound. I have never been so scared of a pitcher. Every time I see Francona signal to the pen and Timlin takes his jacket off I freak out. “Nooooo!!! Are you NUTS?!?! Don’t GO THERE!!! He’s a KILLER!!” Tonight we had a 3 run lead going into the 9th. I was wetting myself. He only gave up one run and it was a miracle. I still can’t believe he got a save. I wouldn’t trust him to save time at this point.
Bottom line: If Timlin was a steak you’d send him back because you like well done meat… not charcoal.
So yeah. We barely scored runs (Coco, Cora and Lugo offensive heroes? Yikes) and the bullpen held it together (sorta). Put it in the W column and steady your nerves. Deep breaths.
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