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I Guess It Wasn't Meant To Be...

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 07:52 PM.

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Everything seemed to go right. The offense clicked with 10 runs on 12 hits (7 home runs). Sure, it was against the Orioles... and that might prompt you to ask about pitching. It was perfect, literally, for the first 7 1/3 innings. Josh Beckett, in his Tigers debut, retired 22 consecutive batters!

But, he gave up a home run. The no-no, even potential perfection was gone. To add insult to injury (no pun intended), he "ruptured a finger. He will be gone for 2-4 weeks.

He's been inconsistent. The trade to the Tigers was supposed to be a new start. I guess we'll have to wait a while longer...

What am I going to do? At least it's still Spring Training. His start would be occuring 8 days from now (had he not injured himself). I'll start by moving up everyone else in the rotation. That will save 3 more days.

Josh Beckett's replacement will pitch April 11th for their first start. I am not going down to the minors to find the temporary placement. I barely have enough budget space to pull of a trade. There are also no quality FA options.

Out of the bullpen, Daniel Schlereth and Colin Balester will compete for the role of "temporary replacement". I can go for some weird, innovative kind of "starter by committee". Some starter may contribute a couple extra innings on short rest.

Time to waste the next "2-4 weeks"...