Paps Blows First Save, Earns Win
It’s kind of pointless to re-iterate what nearly every other blog or sports news outlet is focusing on after last night’s Red Sox win over the Texas Rangers: Jonathon Papelbon’s blown save in the 8th and striking out the side in the 9th for the victory.
It’s probably also pointless to write about how dreadful the weather is in Boston right now as yet another rain delay looks to be impending the play of a make-up double header from the season’s earlier rain-out with the Rangers. But, this however probably has more impact than Paps perfection being only human.
Should both games be cancelled today, it not only presents a frustrating scheduling task, but messes up the rotation a great deal. Jon Lester was to make his debut this afternoon in the day game. Last I checked the rain was still coming down in Boston. Josh Beckett who has been solid at Fenway was to pitch the night game. If both games get called, that only means that now there’s one more game to get in, and I’m ruling out a triple-header.