Red Sox Roster
The Red Sox are going with many of the usual suspects, but there are a few interesting selections (and one omission).
The usual starting 9 is on the roster with Doug Mirabelli, Jacoby Ellsbury, Eric Hinske, Bobby Kielty and Alex Cora making the roster as did 3rd string catcher Kevin Cash. Room was afforded by omitting Tim Wakefield from the roster to allow for Cash. Wakefield, according the Red Sox, isn't healthy enough to help the squad, especially in a series where only 3 starters will be needed.
Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Hideki Okajima, Eric Gagne, Mike Timlin, Manny Delcarmen and Javier Lopez are in the bullpen with Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Curt Schilling handling the starting duties.
One other notable exclusion was Julian Tavarez. Too bad b/c he was fairly helpful earlier in the season and provides endless entertainment..
A few additional notes:
It'll be Beckett, Matsuzaka and Schilling for a rotation. That means Schilling only once in this series.
GAME 1: ANGELS @ RED SOX 10/3, 6:30 PM ET
GAME 2: ANGELS @ RED SOX 10/5, 8:30 PM ET
GAME 3: RED SOX @ ANGELS 10/7, 3:00 PM ETGAME 4: RED SOX @ ANGELS 10/8, 9:30 PM ET
GAME 5: ANGELS @ RED SOX 10/10, 8:30 PM ETESPN weighs in on the Red Sox. They also weigh in on the series itself. ESPN's Tim Kurkjian tries to answer some questions. CNNSI's Tom Verducci gives his take on the AL playoffs. FoxSports Ken Rosenthal gives us his Red Sox/Angels preview.
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Comments
Hey Andy - the way I see it your quote is incomplete...you say "That means Schilling only once in this series."
What you meant to say is "That means Schilling, Beckett and Matsuzaka all will pitch (win) only once in this series."
Posted by: blmeanie | October 2, 2007 07:19 PM |
blmeanie, right, right, I meant only once this series but several more times in the postseason. Yeah, that's the ticket!
Posted by: Andy | October 2, 2007 10:50 PM |