Dice-K Good Again

Since his 8-walk performance 2 starts ago Dice-K has gone 7 innings or more in each of his last 2 starts. The Sox won the opener in Cleveland 4-1 last night behind 8 strong innings from Dice-K.

Here's what popped into my head last night:

- It was sad to see such a small crowd at Progressive Field. I watch the Indians a lot during the Cactus League & their fans are very passionate about their team. Management needs to put a better product on the field.

- David Ortiz finally hustled out a ground ball & the result was a big 2nd run. That's the way to run out your hits! An old coach's saying - "it doesn't take talent to hustle."

- Victor called for 6 fastballs in a row from Daniel Bard to Austin Kearns & Kearns promptly hit the 6th one into the LF seats. You need to mix it up - as we saw when Pap got hit hard last year when throwing all fastballs.

- Whether it's Cleveland or New York, a win is a win & you play out the schedule. The Sox need to keep winning each series like they have been.

Let's see if Wakefield can rebound tonight from his most recent unimpressive starts.