Yes I know my absence is inexcusable, but I'm not getting paid for this (yet), so when there's a lot going on, it gets tough. So here's my attempt at a feeble excuse anyway. I've been busy looking for universities and over the states. Also been sick for a couple weeks since my last blog with some allergy. I'm convinced that I am allergic to England and that I should be instantly deported back to New England, but that hasn't worked as of yet, sadly.
So! What have I missed discussion on? Well not only the first game of the season, which was a loss to the Royals, but also the ending of the Bruins season and in essence the Celtics are out of contention too. That makes New England a baseball only zone! WOO. And right now we are in the midst of a Yankee series, is there a more exciting way to restart my journalistic tendencies? I think not. So here we are top of the American League, three weeks into this fresh season and have already won a Yankee series. Pretty cool in my opinion. The last two games have been saves by the back of the lineup, another thing which astonishes me... this team is good, if our 7,8,9s are getting the job too. CORA RULES. (I may never say that again so take notice).
A sweet little homage to Fenway's 95th birthday also was the fact that we replicated the score of our first game 7-6W over the New York Highlanders, the team that became the Yankees... Pretty neat huh? So tonight is Matsuzaka's chance to really show his stuff. Although he has been amazing... getting the W has been harder than expected for him, but he should be able to beat the rookie the Yanks are sending to the mound.
Our pitching has been pretty lights out with both Beckett and Wakefield giving ace-like performances, Beckett now 4-0, and even Tavarez seemed comfortable on his last start as he keeps the roster spot warm for Lester who is to return within the next weeks. Schilling has been his normal self too getting wins when necessary. Great stuff. Our defense so far isn't replicating that of last year with the very few errors we had, but our offense has been on fire while the league as a whole has been down. An example of this is last year Mike Lowell gave 6 errors over the entire season, and so far this season he has 5. Nevertheless, we are now 11-5 and ahead of the Yankees, which I know is early to state, but still makes me feel good.
Having been to my first game this season (Wake's 10-1 win over Anaheim), I really saw a productive team that is ready to utilize everything, even small ball if necessary to get runs from behind. Also, it seems the intensity of the fans just fuels Papelbon as he is welcomed into the game with a standing ovation as well as when he leaves the mound. Also, other Japanese newbie, Hideki Okajima, proved that he can deal with closing pressure against the Yankees, which is an awesome backup tool to have sitting out in RF.
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