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Why can't
we get left-handed starters like
Bruce Chen? Oh, wait, we
did have him—
ten years ago. The Panamanian native pitched in just five games for the Carmine Hose in 2003—going 0-1 with a 5.11 ERA. Even then, it seemed like anyone with a wooden stick could rip gap shots off the guy—against his "overpowering" 83-MPH fastballs. That's still the book on him, but he turned in a masterful performance last night—
beating the Red Sox 5-1 with 7 2/3 scoreless innings. If you listened to the game on the radio, you heard a lot of those famous
Joe Castiglione "Swiiiiiing and a pop-up" calls as Boston flailed away at Chen's off-speed offerings all night. Only
Jacoby Ellsbury (2 hits) and that offensive juggernaut
Stephen Drew (2 for 4 with the lone RBI) did anything for the Sox.
