- Eric Gagne has given up 6 runs in 3 innings since joining the Boston Red Sox. I thought this guy was playing for big free agent bucks? What the hell is wrong here? I give Okie a pass on the sac fly that brought in the game winner, because he should never have been in that position, and his body of work this season earns him it. But for a guy who wants to be considered a premier closer, giving up 4 runs in the 8th in a game that was essentially over against a team that essentially sucks? I'm beginning to re-think my assessment earlier in the week that Jon Lester might be my biggest concern. Late inning pitching coughing up runs to the friggin' Orioles does not inspire. Maybe that Gag in his name should have been more telling. I'm not giving up on him, but he better get his sh*t together or Red Sox Nation will crucify the guy. And poor Daisuke, doesn't he have 2-3 more W's right now if he gets some run support and is backed by the 'pen?
- Looking forward however, I've got to believe Becks and Schill will get it done over the next couple of days. Josh has been unbelievable this season, and has always come through to stop the bleeding when we most need him to. Schilling is due, he looked better the other night than the results showed. Plus, it IS the Orioles.
- 63, and a lipped putt on 18 away from carding the first 62 in Majors history. Tiger looks unstoppable. We al know what Mr. Woods does with a lead on the weekend...he wins. For the record, T-Dub is 7-0 in Majors when leading after 36 holes. Money. Which leads me to the two Quotes of the Weekend: I'll paraphrase the first, because I couldn't find the exact text, but second-place Scott Verplank said earlier this week "if Tiger is playing his best, and I'm playing my best, I'm not sure I could beat him", and Geoff Ogilvy (the only golfer other than Woods who is under par and has won a Major) said yesterday "He does pretty good when he leads for two rounds and even better when he leads for three rounds, so I guess that is kind of ominous." His follow up of "But at some point, he's not going to win'' doesn't exactly brim with confidence. Way to roll over and play dead guys. By the way, it is a lot of fun to watch John Daly butcher his way around the course pulling shots out of his ass. Sadly, I think we'll see his scores continue to balloon, but hey, at least he'll provide some entertainment value in a tournament that every participant other than the Leader seems to now see as all but over.
- Finally, I couldn't leave you without at least one comment about the Celtics. If you caught the Scot Pollard and Eddie House introductory press conference this week, you really got a treat. Pollard's dead-pan coments on how the C's were now truly contenders with his addition were high comedy. The guy is hysterical. I can't wait to see the first time Greg Dickerson has to interview him courtside. The look on Dickerson's face after Pollard tells him he was the key to a win in which he logged 3 minutes, 1 rebound and 4 fouls will be priceless.
Well, that's all for today folks. Have a great weekend. Wow, a Barstool column without a single dig at the Yankees or Michael Vick. I must be slipping.
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