Dragnet Detroit Roar: Sox at Tigers

Sure, the mascot should be the thing roaring, but they're already in the second half of the post's title. Headline writing people. It's an amazing, sometimes counterintuitive thing.

Alright, now that the non-cogent aside of the day is out of the way, let's get down to business: A Tim Wakefield start against the Tigers, whose lineup shakedown didn't exactly light up the scoreboard last night. Despite Daisuke Matsuzaka's mighty struggles, the team whose name sounds like an A.A. Milne characted played more like an A.A. Milne character. Needless to say, they weren't exactly overwhelming.

That being said, a slow (but he's crafty!), old (but he's crafty!), knuckleballing (but he's crafty!) starter like Wake might be just what Detroit needs to get re-tracked. It's painful for WMYM to say, what with the personal catcher adulation and all, but hey, it is what it is. Comerica Park doesn't exactly make it easier, either.

Of course, there is the rejuvenated Boston lineup to back him, and this is a team that Jim Leyland has yet to beat up player-by-player yet, so things could be interesting and high scoring early. The Red Sox should just consider themselves lucky that Leyland has yet to launch into his annual campaign of scaring his stars into better performances with the unbearable stench of cigar smoke and parchesi. As soon as that hits the fan, it's all over. They're going to be nasty.

Sox fans just hope that doesn't happen tonight.

Oh, and Nate Robertson is starting for the Tiggers, and he's 1-3 with a 6.82 ERA. So Boston has that going for it.

There was other news from the daytime circuit, with Curt Schilling returning to the field for the first time since his shoulder surgery. Unfortunately, there's not too much to get excited about. He essentially played catch with pitching coach John Farrell, making their six-minute session of 60-foot toss one of the more highly-covered bouts of afternoon soft toss in history. At least that's our story.

Also, Alex Cora and Sean Casey are both nearing AAA returns, which would be the next step to both returning to the Sox big league roster, bringing a hasty conclusion to yet another early season bullpen pitcher. Keep eyes peeled on Craig Hansen and Manny Delcarmen. Either could move up or down in Terry Francona and Brad Mills' estimation, which could be make or break.

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