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[behindthepen]

The last time the Angels were in Fenway, they were watching another Manny bomb sail into the dark night ...

SheetLAAA April

2008 TITLE DEFENSE
	LAAA	12-8, 6-3 away	at	BOSTON	14-7, 8-2 at home
Tue 7:05	RHP Weaver	1-3, 3.60	vs.	Beckett	2-1, 5.12	NESN - WRKO
Wed 7:05	RHP Garland	2-2, 4.81	vs.	Matsuzaka	4-0, 3.14	NESN - WEEI
Thu 1:35	LHP Saunders	3-0, 2.15	vs.	Lester	1-2, 5.06	NESN - WRKO

Sheet2

	Offense:										Pitching:
2007	RPG			OPS+	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	HR		RAPG			ERA+	BB/G	K/G	HR	Bullpen ERA
LAAA	5.07	4.47	away	100	.284	.345	.417	352	166		4.51	4.73	away	108	2.9	7.1	151	4.24
BOS	5.35	5.83	home	107	.279	.362	.444	352	166		4.06	4.35	home	123	3.0	7.1	151	3.10
AL	4.90				.271	.338	.423				4.90				3.3	6.5
	Offense:										Pitching:
2008	RPG			OPS+	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	HR		RAPG			ERA+	BB/G	K/G	HR	Bullpen ERA
LAAA	4.85	5.44	away	114	.293	.348	.440	40	20		4.35	4.11	away	102	2.9	4.9	19	4.53
BOS	5.33	6.20	home	119	.297	.375	.447	45	18		4.76	3.90	home	95	4.3	7.3	20	5.29
AL	4.47				.262	.336	.397					4.47			3.6	6.0

In the Francona era, the Sox are 20-15 vs LAAA in the regular season, and 13-6 at Fenway. Add in the postseason and those are 26-15, 17-6.

[Comeback Kid]

Beckett scratched from his start tonight.

Rotoworld

[Rudy Pemberton]

Yikes, another missed start for Beckett this one due to a stiff neck?

Pauley to start.

[jayhoz]

Beckett scratched from his start tonight.

Rotoworld

Why does this team have stiff neck-itis. Can we get the Jordan's sleep techs to find some better pillows for these guys?

At least the Thurston era has ended.

[TheYaz67]

Yikes, another missed start for Beckett this one due to a stiff neck?

I believe Beckett was also mentioned as having been struck down by the same flu like symptoms that sidelined Varitek yesterday....

[behindthepen]

GARLAND
not sure what to make of this guy. He's a career 44% GB pitcher; but in '07, he dipped to 39%; now in 08, he's up to 54%. Yet despite giving up fewer ground balls last year, and despite a terrible July (6.37 ERA), he was able to post a near-career low SLG of .414. Now it's certainly possible that it was just luck, since his HR/FB% was a career low 7% (vs nearly 11% career average).

Then, in 4 starts this season, he has 3 strikeouts. That ties him for 2nd to last (for pitchers with more than 10 IP this season), ahead of Brian Bass but tied with Chan Ho Park and Chris Sampson.

Split-wise, he's got a normal LH/RH platoon, and he's good the first time through the order, and after that the long balls start coming. But overall, for a 28 year old with nearly 1500 IP in the majors, he usually gets the job done.

garland

Year	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	BB%PA	K%PA	HR%PA	K/BB	HR
2005	.255	.298	.399	.697	.267	5.2%	12.8%	2.9%	2.4	26
2006	.294	.328	.460	.788	.311	4.6%	12.4%	2.9%	2.7	26
2007	.270	.318	.414	.732	.285	6.5%	11.1%	2.2%	1.7	19
2008	.333	.385	.505	.890	.319	6.4%	2.8%	2.8%	0.4	3
Career	.271	.331	.434	.765	.284	7.8%	12.3%	3.0%	1.6	185
Split	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	BB%PA	K%PA	HR%PA	K/BB	HR
vRHB	.267	.317	.430	.747	.282	6.5%	13.5%	3.0%	2.1	88
vLHB	.276	.343	.437	.780	.285	8.9%	11.3%	3.0%	1.3	97
Split	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	BB%PA	K%PA	HR%PA	K/BB	HR
1st PA	.245	.312	.376	.688	.265	8.5%	13.8%	2.4%	1.6	53
2nd PA	.282	.341	.456	.796	.294	7.6%	11.6%	3.1%	1.5	63
3rd+ PA	.290	.342	.478	.820	.295	7.0%	11.4%	3.6%	1.6	69
Split	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	BB%PA	K%PA	HR%PA	K/BB	HR

[Sprowl]

Garland's last start against Kansas City displayed his 4-pitch repertoire clearly enough (clockwise from L: change, FB, slider, curve). Velocity on the fastball ranged from 89 to 93 mph, and on the changeup from 78 to 82.

[Boston CyberSox]

Another SP bites the dust.

According to Rotoworld Matsuzaka is out tonight due to illness.

Lester goes on short rest.

[MentalDisabldLst]

Another SP bites the dust.

According to Rotoworld Matsuzaka is out tonight due to illness.

Lester goes on short rest.

I hear Roger Clemens is available.

...seriously though, when does Bartolo Colon get a shot?

[TheYellowDart5]

I hear Roger Clemens is available.

...seriously though, when does Bartolo Colon get a shot?

Uh ... when he's not injured?

[Bowlerman9]

I hear Roger Clemens is available.

...seriously though, when does Bartolo Colon get a shot?

Have you followed Bartolo Colon at all over the past month?

[MentalDisabldLst]

Poorly executed sarcasm, nothing to see here, move along...