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Written by Jim Greene
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
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Josh Beckett can make history if series goes distance.
The World Series. It’s starting tonight at the oldest baseball park in baseball, Fenway park. Josh Beckett already a MVP with the Florida marlins in 2003 has a chance to match some of the greatest pitchers in World Series history. Beckett will start the first game and will be able to pitch both the 4th and 7th game on 4 days rest. This could mean that he could win 3 games in the series which would match the great Bob Gibson and Mickey Lolich. Some other lesser known pitchers Lew Burdette and Harry Brecheen did this as well. One Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg almost did it in 1967 coming into the 7th game already winning games 2 and 5. He was pitching on only 2 days rest and lost the game and series for the Sox. As long as they are playing baseball in Boston winter has not arrived. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for some magic in bean town. Maybe they can ask Yaz to pinch hit or something. |