A couple of interesting matchups today.
John Patterson draws Jason Schmidt today and as of this writing no word on whether Jose Guillen will be in the lineup. With Guillen questionable and Vidro definitely out it’s probably not a great play on the road against the Giants if you need a ‘W.’
Pedro goes against Wes Obermueller and the Brewers which has to be considered a favourable matchup, not that you were sitting Pedro anyway. Speaking of things you didn’t do anyway, kudos to everyone who resisted picking up Josh Fogg after the one start…his ERA is now 5.24 and heading north. Russ Ortiz hasn’t been much good, but he looks good against Fogg and the Bucs today. Sean Chacon has been pretty good in his couple times out, but I can’t like his chances against Beckett and the Marlins this evening.
****UPDATE****of course it goes without saying that Fogg has a no hitter through four innings and is up 2-0.
From a real baseball sense, I am interested in the Eaton vs. Carpenter matchup as well as Bonderman vs. Colon. Colon has to be the favorite, but a good showing on the road against the Halos would certainly give one added confidence in future Bonderman weekends. Likewise each good start for Eaton moves him closer to the ‘it is’ side of the annual Eaton ‘is this the year?’ scale. As with Bonderman, proving it against a tough opponent on the road would be a big step.