Yesterday wasn't exactly a red-letter day for stupid Red Sox rumors.
1) Josh Bard had a seamless day catching Tim Wakefield. So much for that crap about the Mirabelli/Loretta trade being a rip-off for Boston, or for Wakefield being nothing without Mirabelli.
2) Keith Foulke looked really good for an inning. I couldn't see too well from section 342, but he made the O's hitters look really stupid. Jon Papelbon, on the other hand, looked kind of overmatched, after having worked on Saturday as well. He was hitting 93-94 on the gun, but his location was terrible. After preparing for the season as a starter, he might not be ready for back-to-back saves quite yet. These developments should be a reminder to Idiot Nation that Foulke will eventually work himself back up to closing duties, and the Paps Experiment will cease. Eventually. All it will take is a season-ending injury to one starter, and Paps will be pitching every five days.
So, with the top two hot button issues squared away, the fear-mongers may now fill the void of idiocy by obsessing over Coco Crisp's finger. (10 days in a splint! They'll never survive! Vomit!)
1) Josh Bard had a seamless day catching Tim Wakefield. So much for that crap about the Mirabelli/Loretta trade being a rip-off for Boston, or for Wakefield being nothing without Mirabelli.
2) Keith Foulke looked really good for an inning. I couldn't see too well from section 342, but he made the O's hitters look really stupid. Jon Papelbon, on the other hand, looked kind of overmatched, after having worked on Saturday as well. He was hitting 93-94 on the gun, but his location was terrible. After preparing for the season as a starter, he might not be ready for back-to-back saves quite yet. These developments should be a reminder to Idiot Nation that Foulke will eventually work himself back up to closing duties, and the Paps Experiment will cease. Eventually. All it will take is a season-ending injury to one starter, and Paps will be pitching every five days.
So, with the top two hot button issues squared away, the fear-mongers may now fill the void of idiocy by obsessing over Coco Crisp's finger. (10 days in a splint! They'll never survive! Vomit!)
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