June 16, 200520 yr Derek Lowe and Brad Penny won't be due to pitch in the series. Odalis Perez is still on the DL. Gagne was just put back on the DL and may need Tommy John surgery on his elbow. Valenstache is also still on the DL. We will however get to see the return of Kelly Wunsch. Here are the probable pitching matchups for the series... Friday, June 17 D.J. Houlton, RHP (2-0, 5.72) vs. Mark Buehrle, LHP (7-1, 2.91) Saturday, June 18 Elmer Dessens, RHP (0-0, 4.00) or Derek Thompson, LHP (0-0, 4.20) vs. Freddy Garcia, RHP (6-3, 3.78) Sunday, June 19 Jeff Weaver, RHP (6-6, 5.15) vs. Jose Contreras, RHP (3-3, 3.81) We get to see their three worst starters. Edited June 16, 200520 yr by Jabroni
June 16, 200520 yr Author I'll be extremely pissed off it we don't atleast take 2 of 3. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So will I considering we are facing their scrub pitchers and they have a ton of injuries. Milton Bradley and Wilson Alvarez are also on the DL. Edited June 16, 200520 yr by Jabroni
June 16, 200520 yr Reading the pitching matchups...by sunday, Contreras should realistically be deciding if we sweep LA, or only take 2 out of 3. Don't play down the the competition this weekend Sox...
June 16, 200520 yr I'm going to go out on a limb and pray for a sweep... There is no reason we shouldn't be able to take all three games while out in Cali. Afterall, we are the "best" team in baseball.
June 16, 200520 yr If they score at least 4 runs each game- I don't see how we can't win this series? The offense owes Buerhle many runs on Friday, Garcia needs at least 4 runs, and on Sunday Contreras will rebound from his terrible start and the Sox should pound Weaver as they have done many times in the past. ITS '59 World Series REVENGE TIME BABY!
June 16, 200520 yr I will be at the game Friday with a sizable contingent, good to see Buerhle is pitching. I should have a nice quick game to watch.
June 16, 200520 yr Just don't let Mr. Choi hit any homers, keep Kent and Drew quiet, and they pretty much have almost no offense.
June 16, 200520 yr It's nice to see Kelly Wunsch pitching again. I was at a end-of-school-year party for my division at Caltech 2 weeks ago - wearing my Sox replica jersey of course (we beat Cleveland that night), some lady came up to me & asked if I knew who Kelly was. Seems she's fairly good friends with him. He's a good kid, always like those crafty relievers. Glad to see he's back healthy & in the big leagues.
June 16, 200520 yr QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 04:42 AM) Houlton pitched real well vs. Minny on Sunday. Big righty. The quote from Jim Tracy was that after his first start, he'd earned another one. We've had plenty of guys this year get lit up in their first or second starts and then come out against us looking like Cy Young. It's about time we made a rookie look bad. Just out of curiousity, anyone know if Jose is traveling with the Dodgers?
June 16, 200520 yr QUOTE(mwolfson @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 08:10 AM) I'm going to go out on a limb and pray for a sweep... There is no reason we shouldn't be able to take all three games while out in Cali. Afterall, we are the "best" team in baseball. after all we "wont" be out in cali since its a home series.
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