With Boston generating G.T.O.U.S.’s (Game Threads Of Unusual Size), here’s a a post for today’s game, along with some food for thought from previous posts by Alex and myself:
Cliff on Friday:
Here is Curt Schilling’s combined line in his three starts since returning to the Boston rotation:
17 1/3 IP, 27 H, 15 R, 1 HR, 5 BB, 13 K, 7.79 ERA, 1.85 WHIP
And Shawn Chacon’s in his eight Yankee starts:
51 2/3 IP, 45 H, 18 ER, 4 HR, 22 BB, 34 K, 3.14 ERA, 1.30 WHIP
I refuse to even think about making any predictions here (though I expect the Red Sox to win at least one game by brutalizing the Yankee bullpen).
Alex on Saturday:
As for today’s game I think that Schilling will respond and pitch his best game of the season, putting the ball in RJ’s court to do the same tomorrow (though, to be fair, Johnson has pitched some excellent games this year) against the Yankee-killer Wakefield. This series is more important for the Yankees right now, but I think on a personal level, today’s game is equally important to Schilling. A win today gets him feeling good, and Sox fans feeling a bit more comfortable.
I sure do hope I’m wrong. And if Chacon can pitch into the seventh and keep the game close, the Yanks will have a shot. Hopefully, Posada, Giambi and Bernie pick up where they left off last night. Ditto for Rodriguez, who I think needs to play like he did last night in two of the remaining five games against Boston to cement to the writers his MVP worthiness.
C’mon, Yanks, flip that FOX jinx and prove us wrong!
