Today we are healing from a 12 to 3 pouncing by the Baltimore Orioles.  I believe that is what you need before heading to Fenway and facing the Red Sox.  Since the Manny trade the Red Sox have been playing well and are still holding onto the AL Wild Card.  The White Sox are going to be tested again as Boston looks good enough to still get into the playoffs so I would like to see the Sox and not the red ones to play well in this sereis. 

The pressure in the first game will fall in the hands of Javier Vasquez who has been pitching great lately.  We need another strong performance in the first game to rest some of those overworked bullpen workers.  This start could dictate this series as if Javier pitches deep into the game the White Sox will have a great opportunity to take this series but if he fails and falls short we could have a repeat of the Tampa Bay series where our relievers could not finish the deal after leading in the two games we lost in that series. 

Josh Beckett looks to make the start on Friday but he too is a little banged up and missed his last scheduled start.  If the White Sox can get to Beckett early and make him feel uncomfortable the White Sox can take game one with ease.  Of course it always comes down to pitching, the better pitching in this series will determine the winners and losers.

My pick to click in this series will be Ken Griffey Jr.  I forsee him having a huge series even thou he has played a more conservative role in a Sox uniform.  Anyone who can blast a ball into that big right field at Fenway Park can help you win some games and I see Griffey coming up in a big way in this series.  Both he and Jim Thome the biggest lefties the Sox have have been hitting the ball better as of late.  Even Paulie who has been a Red Sox killer in the past hit well in the last series.

Who knows this match up could be another preview to the playoffs and for the White Sox they must keep ahead of Minnesota while they too start another road series.  The Red Sox are as well trying to catch the Rays who are not slowing up, so another big weekend series in baseball will be at Fenway Park.  All Sox fans white and red will be glued to screen this weekend.