Day 1 was fun. After a few missteps, I was able to relax and enjoy the time heading up to game time.
Then, of course, we got hit with a two-hour rain delay which messed everything up. 🙂
I missed the last two innings of the game. I just couldn’t keep my eyes open. But I saw enough to see two things clearly :
1) Daisuke has brass ones. According to Nick Cafardo, he started the game with stomach issues, was vomiting by the second inning, battle nausea the entire time he was out there (for five complete innings), and he still got the win. It wasn’t pretty, for him, but it worked out. Sports writers are beating him up today, but I’ll tell you what, I can’t sit at my desk and type while I’m nauseous and vomiting. So for him to go out there and pitch a MLB game in that condition says a lot about him as a person and a player. Way to go, Daisuke!
and 2) This team doesn’t let losing get them down. They lost the series to New York, they lost their 4 run lead to Texas early, and they still came out fighting. I hope this keeps up throughout the year.
Mike Timlin pitched a scoreless inning in Pawtucket last night and said his shoulder is ‘sound’. He pitches again on Sunday in Pawtucket. Slow and steady, Mike. No need to rush back. (Jeez, how nice is it to write THAT?)
For reasons I haven’t found yet, they changed the time of today’s game from 3:55pm (on Fox) to 8:05pm (on NESN). Oh well…maybe the rain will be completely gone by then.
Damn fine win for the Red Sox AND the PawSox last night. Let’s keep up the good work fellas!
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