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Article: Bedard set for Fenway? M's notebook; Ace could go four innings Saturday against Red Sox.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Byline: Geoff Baker; Seattle Times staff reporter
NEW YORK -- Erik Bedard is scheduled to throw a bullpen session today, and the team hopes he can get up to around 55 or 60 pitches. If that's the case, they figure he could throw 60 pitches in a start and get through roughly four frames at Fenway Park.
Why do this?
Well, why not?
Frankly, four innings of Bedard can be better than five innings of Garrett Olson. You bring in the Chris Jakubauskas "piggyback" rescue after that and possibly Shawn Kelley before getting around to the late-inning arms if the M's have a lead.
Yes, the Mariners had wanted to build Bedard's arm back up ...