Beckett pitched a game last night that the Yanks won't forget for a while. Masterful for three innings, tasteless thereafter. We are told he "lost his command" in the wild sixth inning, but he also has a reputation for being an arrogant brat. Once the game was out of hand, I can well believe that Jeter's plunking was intentional. Just Beckett's way of saying, if I can't beat you, I'll hurt you.
So this whole scenario begs the question: Do you just go ahead and beat the Sox as badly as you can or do you retaliate and risk waking them up? You also have to factor in the crowd since they could also help ignite the Red Sox. As the Sicilians say, "Revenge is a dish that is best served cold." Wait till they come to New York, get a decent lead into the ninth and have Boone Logan bounce a couple of 97-mph fastballs off Pedroia & Youklis. Oops, you know Logan doesn't have "command." (wink, wink)
A fine example of biased scoring: Beckett hits catcher Jason Varitek IN THE ARM with a pitch, and they charge Beckett with a wild pitch. If a Major League catcher can't get his glove on a ball that actually hits him, well, Wal-Mart is looking for clerks. As for Martinez, I've never seen a catcher catch side-saddle before. I guess it gave him a better start when chasing pitches back to the screen, a talent he put to use a couple of times last night.
Cano won't be playing today (or probably tomorrow), Nick Johnson, who has Mt Sinai Hospital on retainer, is headed to NYC to have his wrist checked out and I won't be surprised to see Posada in the dugout for one more day.
Today's game should be v-e-r-r-r-y interesting.
***THIS ONE'S FOR VOD***
From Janice Hough:
"Jamie Moyer, 47, today became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a complete game shutout. If he keeps this up, they may classify Metamucil as a Performance Enhancing Drug."
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