Sox vs. Yankees - July 14th
Brief thoughts on tonight’s game:
It was unexpected to see the Sox take such an early lead over Mussina, who usually pitches against the Red Sox like he did in innings 2 through 6 tonight. Arroyo was lucky not to take the loss. His breaking pitches were not crisp and, as usual, ineffective against left=handed hitters.
In his first outing in a Red Sox uniform, Chad Bradford gave up a ground ball out that rolled 10 feet from the plate and walked A-Rod on 4 pitches. Having not pitched in the big leagues this year after major surgery, the control problems are to be expected. At least we saw some of the upside that Bradford can present against right-handed batters.
Getting to see Schilling walk in from the bullpen was a real treat, but the fun ended there. Schilling looked terrible on the mound, throwing mostly split fingered fastballs that didn’t break and the occasional 89-mph fastball. I’m beginning to wonder if he will ever be the dominating pitcher he once was. I still think he’ll be somewhat successful in the bullpen role, but an implosion like this couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
Hopefully the team will have more success against spot starter Tim Redding (0-5, 9.10) tomorrow.
It was unexpected to see the Sox take such an early lead over Mussina, who usually pitches against the Red Sox like he did in innings 2 through 6 tonight. Arroyo was lucky not to take the loss. His breaking pitches were not crisp and, as usual, ineffective against left=handed hitters.
In his first outing in a Red Sox uniform, Chad Bradford gave up a ground ball out that rolled 10 feet from the plate and walked A-Rod on 4 pitches. Having not pitched in the big leagues this year after major surgery, the control problems are to be expected. At least we saw some of the upside that Bradford can present against right-handed batters.
Getting to see Schilling walk in from the bullpen was a real treat, but the fun ended there. Schilling looked terrible on the mound, throwing mostly split fingered fastballs that didn’t break and the occasional 89-mph fastball. I’m beginning to wonder if he will ever be the dominating pitcher he once was. I still think he’ll be somewhat successful in the bullpen role, but an implosion like this couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
Hopefully the team will have more success against spot starter Tim Redding (0-5, 9.10) tomorrow.
posted by Jason Paré at 11:27 PM
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