hno:
Shields has been filthy at home. Shields and Kaz were both going to pitch anyways. I like the move but I think that TB is a team of destiny and wins it all.
This team should be very good for a long time and they are only going to get better next year when Price is inserted into the rotation.
This team should be very good for a long time and they are only going to get better next year when Price is inserted into the rotation.
I could start for Tampa Bay and it wouldn't make any difference. The Red Sox are done. I've been a Red Sox fan since I was a young kid but this team needs some significant changes. I'm surprised they got this far. They're old. They're slow. Their middle relief is absolutely horrible. Jason Varitek has a lot of heart but he's done. For them to stay competitive, there will have to be a shake up.
I presume Dsethi was intending to state..."game 5" in that last comment and I'll respond by saying I've heard no such info down here.
Quite simply, Shields is filthy at home, as is Garza.
And Kaz is quite simply the "4th starter"production-wiseout of this postseason group. We don't want to risk losing Game 5 AND also then having to turn to him in Game 6, which then increases chances of going to Game 7 and all that entails.
Likely Kaz will be encouraged not to worry one bit about pitch count and instead work to let it all hang out for four to five innings max. The only way he stays in longer is if Rays pull another offensive burst and have a multi run lead.
Then Maddon has a fully healthy bullpen, including Price, Jackson and Howell who can work 2 IP if needed before giving way to the final four late inning guys.
Quite simply, Shields is filthy at home, as is Garza.
And Kaz is quite simply the "4th starter"production-wiseout of this postseason group. We don't want to risk losing Game 5 AND also then having to turn to him in Game 6, which then increases chances of going to Game 7 and all that entails.
Likely Kaz will be encouraged not to worry one bit about pitch count and instead work to let it all hang out for four to five innings max. The only way he stays in longer is if Rays pull another offensive burst and have a multi run lead.
Then Maddon has a fully healthy bullpen, including Price, Jackson and Howell who can work 2 IP if needed before giving way to the final four late inning guys.
bar, if they dont close it out tonight...watch out....
all im gonna say...
dont care how bad he pitched last time out...id back beckett all day and twice on sunday with the season on the line...and if they get it to the 7th oh boy...
i really think the pressure is on TB tonight believe it or not....i feel that confident about game6....im 100X more worried about tonight...
all im gonna say...
dont care how bad he pitched last time out...id back beckett all day and twice on sunday with the season on the line...and if they get it to the 7th oh boy...
i really think the pressure is on TB tonight believe it or not....i feel that confident about game6....im 100X more worried about tonight...
I would tend to agree that the Sox are toast, but they have shown in the past the ability to come back from the dead. This year, however, they do not have Manny and Lowell is now out for the season. If the pitching staff has a turnaround from the past 3 games, and the Rays staff goes in the tank . . . well stranger things have happened.
