Catching up

Between Easter and Harry Kalas' unexpected death, a lot of happenings have slipped under the SoxandPhils radar this week.

Since the Red Sox game is over and the Phillies are rained out, tonight presents an opportunity to catch up.

First, when I was leaving work, a co-worker told me Tim Wakefield was working on a no-hitter. I had flashbacks to 2007 when Curt Schilling flirted with a no-hitter during a day game in Oakland. Just like then, I rushed to my car to listen to the radio. Unfortunately, I wasn't getting reception and couldn't listen as Wake gave up a hit in the 8th. He still pitched a great game, giving the bullpen a much needed day off after it went 11 innings on Tuesday.

Why did our relievers go 11 innings? Because Daisuke Matsuzaka left the game after an ineffective inning and has been placed on the DL because he's tired from the World Baseball Classic. Great - is it too early to claim a prediction win for the question about the team most hurt by this stupid tournament? Of course it is because we will survive this blow. But we do have a winner for "this year's Rays" question - Joe Wolf's Vertical Jump for predicting the Marlins.

Preoccupied with Harry's passing (I'm going to miss him too), we neglected to pay our respects to Mark Fidrych - a New England resident who played for the Red Sox in the minor leagues in an unsuccessful comeback attempt. I knew him just from replays of old broadcasts, but it's sad.

Awkward transition: Josh Beckett was suspended for throwing a ball at Bobby Abreu on Sunday. He's appealing, but even if he loses, it's just six days, or an extra day of rest to keep him fresh for October when he will be needed the most.