Wednesday, May 14, 2008

fear of the unknown

see, here's the thing. i thought we knew what to expect from The Commander last night. and... well... that went straight to hell in a handbasket. that performance from Beckett was no more predictable than a strike zone called by Laz Diaz (or Angel Martinez, for that matter) or the fact that, once again, the Tampa Bay Sunbeams sit atop the AL East.

but just like said Willy Wonka K-zones, up is down, in is out, it all changes with each new pitch, and somehow, Papi gets ejected when he tries to duck out of the way of a pitch but gets called out on strikes. (true, his bat did go around, technically, but is there some sort of rule that allows for getting out of the way of getting hit by a pitch? something along the lines of that other obscure rule that says when a ball gets away from the catcher on a called third strike, the runner can, in fact, safely reach first base if he hustles, and the pitcher gets credit for a K but the batter doesn't rack up an actual out for his team?) whatever.

it's no wonder Coco felt sick to his stomach last night.

which left us exactly two outfielders for today's game, what with JD Drew listed as day-to-day with a sprained wrist.

oh & Lestah pitches today, speaking of the unknown. who will we see standing on the hill this afternoon? he of the only one run and five hits allowed in 14 innings or the guy who showed up in the Metrodome and gave up five runs. who knows? it's a freaking mystery til he throws his first pitch.

to cover the open spot in the outfield, apparently we put Clay on the DL -- broken fingernail, which kinda sorta makes me want to laugh, except that i know fingernails are a crucial part of pitching --and we called up Jonathan Van Every to play center, while Ellsbury (who i have started testing out the new nickname 'Runs Like Hell' courtesy of Bickley -- yeah, i know, i said it even if you couldn't LOL! -- which just seems more, shall we say, appropriate than Speedy McEllsbury) will be playing in right. that's all fine & dandy but the unknown that scares me there is the answer to the question 'who will replace Clay in the rotation?' because surely we won't be proceeding with only four starting pitchers until the fingernail situation is remedied. and [insert horror movie music of your choice] Bartolo Colon has come up in conversation just a few more times than i am comfortable with hearing over the last ten days...

i wish i could tell you which way i felt today's contest would go but... i just don't know.

6 with their own thoughts:

Anonymous,  Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:55:00 PM  

Finally Lestah pulls his own weight and our sparse bullpen blows it. I love Jeemer and all, but come. on.

I miss my second-base-charging-wannabe-porn-star reliever. :-(

Redbeard76 Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:09:00 AM  

It's too early for the freakin' Joon Swoon! Grrr... hopefully some home-cookin' and some inter-league beatdowns and some Gagne blown saves will be just what the doctor ordered.

~**Dawn**~ Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:59:00 PM  

Nichole: I felt bad for Jeemer though. He came into the game with a 0.50 ERA which is prectically non-existent. Only one of those runs were charged to him. The rest were the work of Craig Hansen. =/

Redbeard: I am telling myself that they're getting the swoon out of the way early. Also? It would be nice if they could stay healthy for more than two games in a row. =P

Brian in Oxford Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:57:00 PM  

Ellsbury makes Speedy Gonzales look like Regular Gonzales.

(I *so* wish I could take credit for that....)

Bart Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:53:00 PM  

I'm preeeeeeeeety sure Papi was ejected because when he turned to walk away from Diaz, he flipped his bat in frustration. Unfortunately, it was in Diaz' direction, and that'll get you tossed everytime.

~**Dawn**~ Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:07:00 AM  

Brian: Wish you could take credit for what?

Bart: I know that was why Papi got ejected, but he was arguing that he didn't swing & was actually getting out of the way when the ump called him out on strikes. That was what got him frustrated enough to toss the bat & get tossed himself.

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