Battle of the Jo[h]ns: Round 2.
This series finally has some drama. Last night the Angels staved off elimination by winning an extra-inning road game at Fenway against Josh Beckett. They must be elated right now, but their job does not get any easier tonight. The Halos must beat Jon Lester at home [...]
Series Schedule:
Game One Info
Game One Probable Pitchers:
Red Sox: Jon Lester 16-6 (tRA+: 124; xFIP: 4.19; ERA: 3.21)
Angles: John Lackey 12-5 (tRA+: 92; xFIP: 3.99; ERA: 3.75)
Simulation:
Here's some extra reading for your perusal.
Torii Hunter's Postseason "Blog"
Jacoby Ellsbury's Postseason "Blog"
WWL Experts' Picks
Blackburn v. Lester
Now that Lester has started throwing more strikes and has his xFIP down to 4.17, I'm less of a hater.
The Red Sox are currently in second place in the AL East. I see two clear reasons for this:
1) The Red Sox are not superheroes in a cartoon.
2) The Rays are [...]
Jon Lester vs. Boof Bonser
Jon Lester is one of those pitchers I just don't "get." Or rather, I don't understand where all the hype comes from. In the minors, Lester had 203 walks in 486 innings, and holy crap that's a lot of walks. As one might reasonably expect, his walk rate [...]
I know I said we're going to get this thing rolling again, but I had a sick kid keep me up quite a bit of Saturday, so Sunday afternoon was spent sleeping (plus a last raking effort before winter comes). So, the great rev up will have to wait at least another day.
Respond: 16 LTEs
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