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« Science and Truth | Main | Rudolf Vrba » April 03, 2006Baseball 2006Life is good, for baseball has returned. Boston beat up on the Rangers to break a five-year Opening Day losing streak and start the 2006 season off on a good note. Curt Schilling looked very good, and the Red Sox offense looked quite solid as well. Keith Foulke had some trouble closing out the game, but all-in-all it was a good start, and if we can only have one of Foulke and Schilling at full effectiveness, I'll take Schill any day. I do hope Foulke gets his stroke back as well, of course, as I'd rather not have to rely on Craig Hansen any sooner than necessary, but I think it's easier to find a good closer than a good starter, and 200 innings of Curt Schilling will go a long ways towards making the Sox competitive this year. On a separate note, I don't care what the sportwriters say, Jimmy Rollins does not have a 37-game hitting streak going. A hitting streak does not extend past the end of a season. There's just too much time and too many games between the end of one season and the beginning of another for a streak to carry on. I realize that I'm fighting the sportswriters on this, but I stand by it. After 30-odd spring training games, the idea that he's just picked up his hitting streak with today's double is silly. If he wants to be DiMaggio, he's got 56 more games to go. Posted at April 3, 2006 10:32 AM
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