The Boston Coffee Party Part Two

By: Anthony

Yeah that’s right! I am writing my first preview. Get excited. Well now that you’re all super pumped, I will remind you the Mariners got destroyed last night. Almost nothing went our way. Casper Wells misplayed a few balls off the monster, Jason Vargas reminded everyone of last year and the offense did what the offense has been doing recently, namely sucking. Some things I did like were Justin Smoak had a double and went 2-4 and Jesus Montero threw a guy out stealing. Yet the Mariners still lost 6-1 and only scored in the ninth inning when Jon Lester was pretty tired.

           
In other, non-Jason Vargas pitching news, Shawn Kelley made an appearance and was decent. The way Lester was throwing, I felt like the game was over by the time Kelley showed up. In Jason Vargas pitching news, who are these guys who were hitting him? I don’t mind doubles to Ortiz and Gonzalez, those dudes can flat out hit. But Daniel Nava? Kelly Shoppach? Marlon Byrd? These guys are not very good, Jason you need to get those guys out like Lester got our bottom of the lineup out.

Now to today. We have a Ham Sandwich on the hill; the Red Stockings are putting out some scrub named Josh Beckett. I am only partially kidding. As a fantasy owner of Josh Beckett, I can tell you he has been struggling this year; his ERA is in the Hector Noesi range of almost 6. He has been getting booed at his own park. I feel like this is a game we have a chance in, as long as Beckett doesn’t eat the ham sandwich like he did with the fried chicken and beer last year.

           
If the M’s want to win, they must get on Beckett early. Despite his stats, this guy is only a few years removed from being an ace and still can shut down a meager offense like ours. The Sox have a pretty weak bullpen and we definitely have a chance if we can chase Beckett before 5 innings. Beavan has to do his Blake Beavan things. If he can bounce back from his elbow injury, I absolutely like our odds in this game.

Players to Watch

Kyle Seager: Remember that one Kyle Seager who was one of the few legitimate hitting threats in the lineup? Well he has sort of faded in the past week. He is hitting .178 in the past week, that’s Brendan Ryan’s area! Get out of there Kyle. Take advantage of some Josh Beckett meatballs and start punishing the green monster. We need Seager to keep up his offensive awesomeness if we want to be considered a legitimate offense.

Dustin Pedroia: This guy is probably one of the most annoying people to watch. But he is really good and he is almost exactly who I want Dustin Ackley to become, minus the douche. Pedroia has been having a pretty solid year that has been over shadowed a bit by Big Papi, (honestly who doesn’t get over shadowed by him? He is massive). Dustin could do some damage to the Ham Sandwich, especially on the base paths with Jaso catching. I love Jaso, but he is not the best at throwing guys out.

Prediction: Beckett sucks, gets booed and does something stupid in the clubhouse. Blake does his Beavany thing and the M’s win 7-3. Happy Flight! Go M’s.