Rays and Sox 7/15/12 (starting lineup included)

Oh Josh Beckett, how we loathe facing thee. That he’s posted a 10-4 record with a 2.82 ERA in 21 starts against the Rays speaks volumes. It says that Beckett has been a tough nut to crack. He’s not infallible mind you, but he is pretty damn close…against the Rays at least. On the positive …

HUGE 7-6 victory against the Indians going into the All-Star break

Talk about a helluva game! ‘Los, DesJen, Rhymes, Johnson, Zobrist and Scott all had huge hits, while Rodney again shut things down in the July 8th game preceding the All-Star Break. The graph to the left easily depicts the roller coaster of emotions that many of us shared. The first four hit-less innings were almost …