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Dragnet Since When Was Baltimore Charming?: Red Sox at Oriolesby Cameron on May 30 at 6:56PM | comments (0)
[ comments (0) ] [ BallHype ] There are a lot of things Baltimore does well - lacrosse, crab cakes, heroin - but the last time we checked, charm wasn't one of them. After all, when the "Bromo Seltzer" tower is one of your pinnacle landmarks, that seems to underscore a lot of civic indigestion, doesn't it? You can almost hear the Beckett grunt through the computer, can't you?Well, don't tell that to 1,000s of invading Red Sox fans this weekend, transplanted from New England in hopes of watching the BoSox bounce back from a recent trend of road reluctance, or at least reluctance to score on the road. Dropping two of three in Seattle hurt, not just because it was two losses, but because if followed a sweep in Oakland and because, well, right now Seattle looks worse than just about any other team in the bigs. Amazingly, that's not the case with this Baltimore team. The hitting is young and, at times, sketchy, but it's been coming nonetheless. The pitching is young and, at times, sketchy, but it's been coming nonetheless. The relief is young and, at times, sketchy, but - ok, it's hit some road bumps recently. But even Baltimore's patchy corps has actually been better than Boston's throughout the majority of '08. And that says something. So, you ask, how does Boston have a chance in Baltimore this weekend? Well, there are actually a handful of factors in the Sox' corner. Tonight Josh Beckett takes the hill after losing his last start. In case you weren't already far too aware, Beckett really hates to lose. REALLY hates to lose, which tends to make the starts he makes AFTER a loss some of his most impressive. Then there's Manny Ramirez returning to the scene of his High Five double play - which, incidentally, might just be the best baseball highlight of the still early '08 season - with a shot at cranking out his 500th. Add to that a fully rested relief corps and a Boston team desperate to prove that it can hack it on the road, particularly at the plate, and you have the makings for a solid four game tussle. Just to whet your whistle, here's the matchup for tonight's Game 1, with the equally significant lineups. Oh, and it's ManRam's birthday, too. So we all have the potential of a birthday cake and shaving cream pie double to look forward to if Manny can get hold of a good pitch. What's that? You don't think the Sox would dare toss the ol' shaving cream pie in ManRam's face? Don't you think he'd get a kick out of that? WMYM certainly does. |
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