Posted on June 22, 2008 at 12:48 AM
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Heroes and Goats
Man it's hot. It's like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn't take this kind of hot. Little bit of a heat wave on the west coast. So naturally I spent my Friday playing in a work softball tournament; 4 games in 6 hours, during the hottest part of the day. The good news: We won. The bad news: I've spent the last 24 hours re-hydrating (beer is not an adequate hydrant, by the way) and taking 600 mg of Advil every 6 hours.
That, coupled with my belief (reinforced by my wife, a life-long Red Sox fan) that the Cardinals' offensive outage would make for a long weekend, meant I've paid very little attention to the last 2 games.
So what do my wondering eyes discover tonight? They've won the first two in Fenway.
5-4 Friday,
9-3 today. Not a bad recovery from that lead balloon they left over Busch after the KC series, eh? I was wrong, and I'm glad to have been.
Heroes and Goats from these 2 games:
Friday, the hero will be a 2 for 1 special:
Kyle Lohse for winning his ninth game, and
Skip Schumaker for his 2 run HR that provided the lead St Louis wouldn't surrender. Goat:
Randy Flores. You really don't want to load the bases by walking 2 of the first 3 hitters in this lineup. No seriously.
Saturday, I'm giving the hero nod to
Aaron Miles. Yes, Troy Glaus and Mitchell Boggs (and wasn't there an Oakland A in the 70s with the same name?) are both deserving, but anytime you hit a completely unexpected 2-R HR to quiet the Fenway Faithful, you get hero status from me. Goat? Hard to find one; I'll have to reach and award it to
Schumaker for being the only starter without a hit today. It also means Skip becomes a winner of the highly sought 'Hero today, Goat tomorrow' award; it's like a Golden Sombrero, only cooler.
Tomorrow they will try for the sweep. John Lester (6-3) has been tough this year, especially at home; he's already no-hit the Royals at Fenway. Joel Piniero (2-3) has pitched well, better than his record indicates. He's been especially good since returning from the DL (12 innings pitched, 10K, 2.25 ERA). Either we'll have a good one, or Piniero's due for a clunker. Hopefully the former.
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