Repeat of 04?Follow

Uh, you mean Schilling, with an ERA near 3.50 this postseason, against Jiminez, with an ERA near 1.50? Schilling, who's allowing opposing hitters nearly a .300 average against Jiminez, who is holding batters steady at the Mendoza line? Schilling, who has already been too hittable and is going to be pitching with an even deader arm? He won't last through the fourth.

After Daisuke pitches game three in Colorado and gets run by the end of the third, Boston'll be counting on Beckett, on three days rest, to stop the bleeding. If he can't, series ends in five. If he can, it ends in six.

Oh, yeah, I forgot that the D-Backs had nine players with double digit homerun totals while the BoSox had six.

Do you watch any teams other than Boston?

Oh, yeah, I forgot that the D-Backs had nine players with double digit homerun totals while the BoSox had six.

Really? Did they hit more doubles with men in scoring position while the moon was in the fifth house and the game was being attended by the Governor of Arizona?

Wouldn't it be better to just say "Well, yeah, that's true, but the Phillies weren't a bad hitting team" or something instead of spewing meaningless stats.

Guess I could have brought up how the Rockies have already beaten Beckett once this year in Boston, his first loss of the season, in fact, and chased him with ten hits and six runs.

Whatever. You're right, they own him. Talk is cheap though. Let's make it interesting. I propose we undertake a small wager, say your $5 amazon gift certificate against my $10 one.

I am so gonna buy a 2007 Red Sox press guide with my gift certificate, and then I'm gonna use it to wipe my ***.

I already know what I'm getting.

Coincidentally, he has a better chance of making it four innings against the Rockies than Daisuke.

You're crazily underestimating his stuff. If he had gone to an NL team instead of an AL East team, he'd have 15 wins and a lower ERA than all of the Rockies starting pitchers.

Oh wait.