What an amazing Pedro performance (tied for 3rd-best pitched game this season in the AL, with an 85 Game Score). The curveball was biting, the radar gun was clocking. Vintage, vintage, vintage - a veritable Turn Back the Clock day. Back to 1999 that is, what with Pedro v. Wells, a 1-0 scoreline with the Sox giving poor run support… ah. First 1-0 game that the Sox have won since 2000, which is either testament to our offence or a slur on our pitching.
If all I knew about San Diego’s pitchers was from today I would think that they’re all either portly eccentric white guys (Wells, Beck) or Japanese (Osuna, Otsuka). :) Is it heresy to say I actually like Wells, mainly ‘cos he doesn’t seem to give a damn and was willing to speak up to Steinbrenner last year? And gave up that nice 8th inning homer to Ortiz? Great to see Rod Beck back. I remember the halcyon days of the Beck and El Guapo tandem. What a couple of characters. That whole thing about Beck living in a trailer next to Qualcomm and just sharing brewskis with the fans - man, he’s like the Dude from the Big Lebowski. Of course I’d take Foulke any day, but you gotta love a character.