All Bad Things Come to an End

The Sad Sox snapped their twelve-game losing streak last night in Baltimore, topping the Orioles 8-1. Jonathan Cannon picked up the win to put his record at 3-9, which is pretty good by Sox standards. In all fairness to Cannon, he’s stuck on a terrible team, and he does show flashes, not that it matters. This is a team that let Mark Buehrle walk, rather than pay him what he was worth, which in my book was a lot. Buehrle left after the 2011 season, so he never got to team up in the rotation with Chris Sale. Now, that would have been something, Mr. Get-the-ball-and-throw the-ball paired with Mr. Try-and-hit-this-pal. No, Kenny Williams in all his brilliance thought Buehrle and his two no-hitters could be replaced by the likes of Philip Humber and Jake Peavy. Gosh, I wonder why nobody calls Williams to offer him a front-office job. No Buehrle and Sale pairing, no Dylan Cease and Garrett Crochet. Add Cannon to those two, and you’ve got yourself the makings of a staff. Oh, well. Maybe we can make it two in a row with a win in Boston tomorrow. You never know.