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August 22, 2007
Sean McAdam joins us again for today's edition of projo SoxTalk. Click here to listen to the full audio file. The topics today: last night's win at Tampa Bay; Jonathan Papelbon's consecutive 30-save seasons; Chris Carter's arrival and what it might (or might not) mean to the team in September; and Daisuke Matsuzaka's preference for longer rest.
Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:
On last night's game: "The offense definitely was the story last night. Lester made a couple of mistakes, leaving hanging breaking balls that were hit for multi-run homers -- first it was Carlos Pena and then Iwamura later in the game -- and it was not the kind of start that he turned in last week against the same Tampa team. Then again, it's a reminder that this guy is not yet a finished product, as there's been some inconsistency here. But the offense once again produced runs in the early going, which is something that this team has not done a lot of in the last couple of weeks."
On Papelbon's achievement: "It's a great testament to Papelbon, given how uncertain things were just about a year ago at this time. ... For Papelbon to come back and have the kind of season that he's had -- with some restrictions placed on him in terms of usage -- is quite a positive sign for the Red Sox."
On Carter: "I'm not even sure, despite the fine season that he's had in Triple-A, that he'll be a guy they'll bring up. From people I've talked to, as good a hitter as he is, he's pretty suspect defensively and he needs some work at first base. He has played some outfield before in his career. He'd be a left-handed bat; I just don't know that they would necessarily want somebody who has not had a single big-league at-bat to be thrown into a pennant race and have him pinch hit or come off the bench."
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