Results tagged “jonathanpaplebon”

Hey, after five consecutive losses to Texas and Toronto, Red Sox fans will take any kind of win from a Brad Penny start. Even against a Baltimore Orioles squad that the Globe says Boston is 28-6 against in their last 34 games. However, if Penny reaches the seventh inning allowing one unearned run on five hits in every start then you can expect to see him get the ball every fifth day. Penny had already thrown 76 pitches in the fourth inning but somehow managed to stay around long enough to hit 97 mph in the seventh innning.

When you think about it, the idea of JD Drew as a leadoff batter seems to make as much sense as putting Papi in that same spot. Sure, the guy can hit, but the quick-footed, nimble leadoff stereotype doesn't seem to fit someone whose back can go out when he sneezes wrong. Why would any manager put Drew up in the leadoff spot and let Jacoby "I'm faster than you'll ever be" Ellsbury take a place lower in the lineup?

It's June. June 13. The game last night was the 61st game of 2009. But, it really could have been played in October. The last two World Series champions battled in a game the Red Sox won 5-2 in 13 innings in a game that was filled with great pitching, timely hitting and error-free defense. Bostonist is making no predictions but Boston and Philadelphia, well, hey, you saw the game. Admit it. You thought it, too. The Herald did it, too.