I mean yesterday was a great sign for the Boston Red Sox the way Beckett went out there and threw. But right after they take a step forward it seems they always follow it with 2 steps back. Matsuzaka was horrible tonight I mean and that is being nice about it, it really did look like he was throwing batting practice in that second inning. In the first he looked great he wasn't throw from beind in the count he hadn't thrown a ball yet, I mean yeah he gave up the home run but you can live with that as long as he kept throw good strikes like he was. But then in the second he started leaving the ball up in the zone and making no adjustments at all once he started to get pounded. This guy has good stuff I just don't understand what has happened to him since he went 18-3. I do however think that if they can get Beckett to pitch like he did last outting and they have Lester all they will need is their offense to get up to speed and they will be a pretty good team. Will they be in the World Series like everyone thought I don't know I don't think so but who knows there are still what 152 games left so who knows. The Rangers got another great outting from Ogando who went to 2-0 after the W today. He went 7 innings giving up 2 hits 0 runs 1 walk and 4 strike outs, he did leave with a blister I am not sure if it is serious or not I am hoping it is no big deal. The Rangers are showing that last year wasn't a fluke that they are here to stay. I knew it all along I knew it 3 years ago when they just fell short but they had that core group just starting to get noticed. I am not positive on this but I think the Mets might be looking to deal K-Rod at the deadline and the Rangers are looking for a good closer so they can try and stretch Feliz out so maybe that will go down and we can see if Feliz has what it takes as a starter. I guess at this point in the season the Indians are a bigger story then the O's are plus I have talked a lot about the O's already and not so much about the Indians who are the second hottest team in baseball right now behind the Rangers. The Indians pick up their 8th straight win today as their middle infield continues to carry them on the field and at the plate. Talbot their starter went 8 innings gave up 0 runs off 5 hits with 2 walks and 4 K's. They beat the Angels who are off to a .500 start but really have to be asking themselves what they were thinking paying that much money for Wells, who has a .091 batting average to start the year. A rare bad outting tonight from King Felix against the Blue Jays as they are up 7-0 in the bottom of the 7th right now. That is not the case however with the Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw who is having another great outting, tonight its against the defending world champ Giants. Kershaw went 6 2/3 innings giving up 0 runs off 6 hits with 2 walks and 7 K's. That game is about to be finished and unless the Giants get 7 in the bottom of the 9th that will bring Kershaws record to 2-1 this year. Matt Latos made his first start today against the Reds and was looking great through the first few innings ended up going 6 innings gave up 3 runs off 4 hits with 2 walks and 7 K's. The runs came off of home runs he gave up 2 of them and that is what seemed to kill him today. To me this was a good first start especially against a top offense if the leageu which the Reds are for sure.
Lets get to tomorrows games and who I feel good about and maybe some matchups to watch for. The O's v. the Yankees tomorrow and the O's have Tillman on the mound while the Yankees have Burnett out there this is another test for the O's if they want everyone to start believing in them they are going to have to start beating the top teams and the Yankees are just that at the moment. If the O's can take the series from the Yankees which is totally possible then I think people will start taking them a little more serious. Another great match up tomorrow is going to be the Red Sox v. the Rays because both teams have their ace on the mound tomorrow it will be Price v. Lester as both the struggling teams try to get on track. I think that the Sox will take this one tomorrow, yes their offense has been struggling but so has the Rays and tomorrow they will be seeing a much better pitcher then they did tonight I think the Sox win tomorrow. One more good pitching match up tomorrow is the The A's trevor Cahill v. the White Sox Edwin Jackson, both are off to great starts this year, I think the White Sox have a little better bats then the A's but Cahill has been throwing really good the question is will his team be able to give him the run support he needs to get the W tomorrow. Galarraga is up against Carpenter tomorrow for another great pitching match up as well as a great match up all around. People have been writting the D-Backs off this year like they are going to be a last place team or something, the offense they have their is above average as long as they can get their pitchers to give them quality innings they should be alright. To bad Lincecum is throwing for the Giants tomorrow night and not tonight or else we would have seen one great game between the Dodgers and the Giants, at least we get to see 2 great pitchers just not in the same game. I like the Giants in that one tomorrow just cause Lincecum has really gotten off to a great start and if not for an error would most likely be 2-0 right now.
Just as we thought we had everything figured out for the NBA playoffs the Lakers fall apart once they figure they won't catch the Spurs and who knows what has happened to the Celtics. But it seems more and more likely everyday that this year there just might be new teams in the NBA finals instead of the same as the past 3 years. I am still not 100% sold that OKC will be able to beat the Lakers in the playoffs but if both teams play the way they have been the past few days then the Thunder will roll right through them but who knows. I think that like I sais since the Lakers know now that they can't catch the Spurs for best record they have taken their foot off the gas pedal, and put it in coast mode till the playoffs. If they are that team we saw post all star break then I don't see a team in the NBA that will be better then them. But I will tell you this the Celtics are not in the same spot they were last year like some people think. I know they closed out last season bad as well and I know that people were saying they were to old last year and they still pulled it off. But this year is totally different first off their is a lot more talent in the east this year, the Bulls, Heat, Knicks, and Magic are all teams that can threaten the Celtics shot at getting back to finals. Also they lost Perk who was a huge part of not only what they do on the defensive end but who they are and what they are like. He isn't they offensive type player so some people think that the Celtics got the better end of the deal cause Green is a scorer but the Celtics said themselves if they would have had Perk last year they would have won the title and they DID win it with him in 08 so I just am not seeing how its the same for the C's this year as last, I don't think they will get out of the East.
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