King Felix, Wake's All-Star bid and MBM
It should be a good night here at Fenway, where King Felix and Tim Wakefield go at it in a classic contrast of young and old, and power vs. knuckleball.
Hernandez was just named the American League's Pitcher of the Month for June, so the Boston bats will have their hands full. The dynamic righty has made two career starts at Fenway, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. He pitched that epic game here in '07 that overshadowed Dice-K's much-hyped Fenway debut. That night, Hernandez pitched as dominant a game as I've seen live in the last three or four years, firing a one-hitter against the Sox.
Of course, Tim Wakefield has been pitching quite well for the Red Sox and this is his last start before All-Star selections come out on Sunday. Wakefield is easily the most interesting All-Star angle regarding the Red Sox this year. If he could make his first All-Star team at age 42, it would be quite a story.
But the big story in baseball is on the othe coast, as Manny Ramirez's 50-game supsension ends tonight, as he is right back in that Dodgers lineup. The Dodgers are hosting the Padres. What kind of ovation does Manny get? I'm assuming they treat him like a conquering hero, which is a little hard to understand, given the circumstances. But we will have to wait and see.
For more info, make sure to follow along tonight on twitter
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Hernandez was just named the American League's Pitcher of the Month for June, so the Boston bats will have their hands full. The dynamic righty has made two career starts at Fenway, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. He pitched that epic game here in '07 that overshadowed Dice-K's much-hyped Fenway debut. That night, Hernandez pitched as dominant a game as I've seen live in the last three or four years, firing a one-hitter against the Sox.
Of course, Tim Wakefield has been pitching quite well for the Red Sox and this is his last start before All-Star selections come out on Sunday. Wakefield is easily the most interesting All-Star angle regarding the Red Sox this year. If he could make his first All-Star team at age 42, it would be quite a story.
But the big story in baseball is on the othe coast, as Manny Ramirez's 50-game supsension ends tonight, as he is right back in that Dodgers lineup. The Dodgers are hosting the Padres. What kind of ovation does Manny get? I'm assuming they treat him like a conquering hero, which is a little hard to understand, given the circumstances. But we will have to wait and see.
For more info, make sure to follow along tonight on twitter
http://twitter.com/IanMBrowne
