It Was Just The Royals, but…
Last night rookie pitcher Jon Lester went further in a major league game than he ever has before. Lester finally found a night be economical and effective with his pitches, lasting 8 innings while only surrendering one hit. The catch: it was the Kansas City Royals.
The bottom line is the Sox need to win games. Losing 3 of 4 to the Athletics allowed the Yankees to move into a half game back from leading the division. So it goes without saying, we need to sweep the Royals. It will feel good if we do, but that’s what good teams are supposed to do: beat the Kansas City Royals.
Wakefield’s status isn’t looking promosing, and it’s probably around 2 weeks at best before Wells is able and capable of pitching major league ballgames again. The trade market isn’t very short on supply, unless some GM wants to be stupid and give away a franchise’s future. That said, the Sox need solid starting pitching or the team can forget a play-off birth. Clement coming back, no thank you. Wells would be nice if it’s Boomer of old, not just an old Boomer.