We're going to go, Daisuke, Becket, Lester, Wakefield now. We reserve the right if something crazy happens in the middle to make a change but that's the way we're set up to go. The reasoning is actually pretty simple. I think I thought this was how it would shakeout even before we did the media after we beat Anaheim. I just needed to take the proper time to talk it through. It gives people rest, not too much rest not too little. It's probably the best way where we don't have one guy going on 8, one guy going on regular. Keep everybody somewhat in line. Rest at this time of year is huge and we'll take advantage of it while trying not to give too much. And the guys that pitch 1, 2, and 3 are lined up for 5, 6, and 7. Nobody's going to throw 3 so having those three twice is really what's important regardless of how it's lined up.
It seems Terry isn't too concerned about the Home/Road breakdown, or he'd pitched Matsuzaka in games two and six.
Has Francona ever been a very "concerned" guy? He should be this time around. The Rays are hot, not intimidated at all and Lowell is out. Still this will be a long and heated series.
Posted by: Artofpitching at October 8, 2008 02:09 PM
good stuff, i hope beckett can step it up and get past the injuries
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Posted by: Sportvantage at October 8, 2008 02:47 PM
Who needs Tito - I told some guy that this morning