It’s the day of reckoning for the Boston Red Sox. Win and live to see another day. Lose and it’s off to the golf course until it’s time to get ready for spring training.
To get us going this morning, I think this video is an appropriate way to jumpstart your morning and take away that nervous energy that you have (I know I’ve got some).
The eyes of Red Sox Nation will be on Clay Buchholz in a few hours as he makes his postseason debut. He knows the stakes and will be ready for the game.
Like I said, nothing of this magnitude I’ve ever been able to be a part of. You know, just stay calm. I know the nerves are going to be there in the first and second inning. I think after the first pitch and first couple of batters I’ll try to take it back to where I was in the middle of the season. Just rely on fastball to get ahead and going from there. Try to mix pitches and not let them sit on any one pitch. I think that’s just the name of pitching. You have to go out there and try to match up your stuff as well as you can against the guys that are hitting.
For the Red Sox to be successful, they’ll need to get the bats going against Scott Kazmir. If they don’t, they’ll need to Buchholz to match Kazmir and hope they can get some hits off the Angels bullpen. Otherwise, it’s going to be a long offseason.
Francona tells team to keep it simple [ESPN Boston]
Fenway Park Road Closures for Game 3 of ALDS [Full Count]
Buchholz Left It All on the Field: A Look at the Pitcher’s Biggest Game [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
Can The Sox Beat Good Pitching? A Season Hangs on the Answer [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal websites.
And if you must see what the enemy papers are saying you can check out the LA Times, Orange County Register and LA Daily News websites.
