2008 7 24 Gil Santos Commentary

[0:00] ..." Big Papi David Ortiz expected back in the lineup after missing nearly two months with a wrist injury will be back tomorrow night against the yanks. -- the Red Sox are only two loss column behind the Tampa bay rays and to a loss column ahead of the surging Yankees and had to do without big poppies powerful bat in the lineup. There's a testament to the overall depth and talent on the ballclub. One area of concern is in the bullpen the most consistent thing other than Jonathan Papelbon. Was the inconsistency -- virtually everybody else Allison was the Sox decided to send Justin Masterson to the pocket for a week of work as a reliever to try to help Oakland get better. Masterson was four and three as an emergency starter after coming up from Portland he was terrific shows great promise of the started on the road. But he had to move to the bullpen out of necessity and after his first Major League relief appearance it's certainly looks like Terry Francona. Pitching coach John Farrell and general manager Theo Epstein knew what they were doing. Masterson came out of the -- in the sixth inning last night -- Buchholz gave up two runs to tie the game at 33. He left with two Melo and and just one man out. Masterson then proceeded to strike out the first two hitters he faced Kenji Johjima and Brian -- hair on seven Burgess. -- it pitch two more complete innings of perfect relief. There's no question that barring"...

[0:00]" Big Papi David Ortiz expected back in the lineup after missing nearly two months with a wrist injury will be back tomorrow night against the yanks. -- the Red Sox are only two loss column behind the Tampa bay rays and to a loss column ahead of the surging Yankees and had to do without big poppies powerful bat in the lineup. There's a testament to the overall depth and talent on the ballclub. One area of concern is in the bullpen the most consistent thing other than Jonathan Papelbon. Was the inconsistency -- virtually everybody else Allison was the Sox decided to send Justin Masterson to the pocket for a week of work as a reliever to try to help Oakland get better. Masterson was four and three as an emergency starter after coming up from Portland he was terrific shows great promise of the started on the road. But he had to move to the bullpen out of necessity and after his first Major League relief appearance it's certainly looks like Terry Francona. Pitching coach John Farrell and general manager Theo Epstein knew what they were doing. Masterson came out of the -- in the sixth inning last night -- Buchholz gave up two runs to tie the game at 33. He left with two Melo and and just one man out. Masterson then proceeded to strike out the first two hitters he faced Kenji Johjima and Brian -- hair on seven Burgess. -- it pitch two more complete innings of perfect relief. There's no question that barring injury down the road Justin Masterson is going to be an -- right now we may be just what the doctor ordered for the Red Sox bullpen. I got -- those WBZ sports."