Sox and Phils take the day off

The Red Sox' scheduled game against the Seattle Mariners was rained out today and rescheduled for May 3rd. The weather is a horrible "wintry mix" in these parts, with a big storm possible for (Boston) Marathon Monday. The Sox have a 10:05 am (Yep. 10:05 AM- that's 7:05AM PDT for the visiting LA Angels.) game scheduled that day, with Batshit Crazy Julian Tavarez the probable starter. It won't be good weather for running 26.2 miles, but the inclement weather could result in some of Tavarez's patented lunacy. Personally, I would like to see him load the bases, try to pick off the runner on 3rd by throwing Lowell a snowball, and then run all the way to 1st or 2nd base (eschewing the fielder awaiting the throw), in attempt at an unnassisted pickoff. He has tried it before (well, without the snowball), I think it might just work against a less savvy baserunner than Brian Roberts.

The Phillies lost to the Mets, 5-3, dropping their record to 2-7. Jimmy Rollins hit a solo HR and a 2R HR off Mets SP Tom Glavine, but that was pretty much it for the Phillies offense. The rest of the team went 4 for 25. Phillies SP Jamie Moyer pitched well enough to win, with 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER allowed. He walked 2, with 6 K's. He also hit 3 batters, but probably didn't even bruise any of them with the 70 MPH slop he throws up there. Some Phillies' batting averages at game end: RF Victorino .214, 2B Utley .231, 1B Howard .212. They need more production out of their 2,3,4 hitters. Much more. On the plus side, SS Jimmy Rollins now has 5 HR (.278 avg., on pace for 90 HR this season!) and LF Pat Burrell (.323), CF Aaron Rowand (.300), and C Carlos Ruiz (.280 after an 0 for 3 night) are all hitting well, though Rowand and Ruiz have been a bit lacking in the area of plate discipline.
The Phillies and the Mets announcers were seriously frustrating me tonight, only tremendous episodes of The Office and 30 Rock on NBC, prevented damage to the walls of my luxurious condominium.

The Phillies host the Houston Astros on Friday PM, with Astros ace Roy Oswalt (1-0, 1.08 ERA), facing Phillies ace Brett Myers (0-1, 6.75 ERA). Should be a good matchup, as the Astros have also started slow (3-5), and have 5 of their 9 starters batting .229 or lower.
The Sox host the Angels, with Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (0-1, 1.50 ERA) facing Angels SP John Lackey (2-0, 0.75 ERA). The Angels are 6-4, riding strong pitching and Vladimir Guerrero's bat (.405 batting avg., 3 HR, 11 RBI, 1.168 OPS in 10 games).
Should be a good weekend for baseball. Well, except for the crappy Boston weather.