The Red sox opened their season today. The weather was fine and Fenway looked great. The festivities started with a touching moment when Ted Kennedy threw out the first ball to Jim Rice. Both are Hall of Famers in their respective games and belong in the Pantheon of Boston greats!
When the game got down to business, so did the Red Sox. Dustin Pedroia got things going early with a home run in the first inning. Beckett rang up ten strikeouts in seven innings while giving up only 2 hits in a quick 93 pitches. Jason Varitek hit his first homer, the team struck out 14 Rays and Jonathan Papelbon finished with a 1-2-3 inning! After the Yankees abysmal opener and the Sox knocking off their other significant AL East rival, at least for tonight, all is right with the world!! With any luck, the question will be, whether the Yankees or Orioles can beat the Rays for the Wild Card slot.
Who will have a better second half of the season- Josh Beckett or Felix Hernandez?
Comment by kareena — May 12, 2012 @ 11:49 am