Word: pedro
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...even considering the actual match-up, which is as mouth-watering as the proverbial apple pie. The pitchers’ duels between Boston’s experience and Chicago’s phenoms. The hitting tag teams of Manny-Nomar and Sammy-Moises. Now mix those up—Pedro vs. Sammy, Prior vs. Manny—and it’s apple pie a la mode...
Little has said that he’s not averse to throwing Pedro in Game 4, meaning the A’s have the lovely choice of being swept or facing him twice...
...fans are uttering their dreaded favorite slogan—“this is the year!”—now that Pedro is healthy, Manny and Nomar are in the middle of the lineup, David Ortiz and Bill Mueller are MVP candidates and Byung-Hyun Kim is closing...
...will pitch third for Oakland? No Mark Mulder?! This team has no chance! But stop! It’s Ted Lilly to the rescue! He’s only been the best pitcher in the American League (besides Pedro) in his past five starts. Lilly’s month of September? 2.05 ERA and four wins. Talk about stepping up for Mulder...
It’s certainly possible that no matter how good the A’s pitching is, they’ll still lose due to an inability to score off of Pedro, Wakefield and Lowe. Pedro is usually deadly against Oakland’s cast of weak hitters, including Mark Ellis, Ramon Hernandez, Scott Hatteberg, and Jermaine “mendoza line” Dye. Wakefield has pitched well and Lowe is usually great in Fenway. It’s possible that the A’s will lose three games 2-1 (or, if Mecir pitches...