Well, the good
news is the American League won last night, 5-3; Alexi Ramirez actually got a
hit; and I get a pizza. The bad news is
Fox broadcast the game, which went on and on….
The game also
highlighted one of my pet peeves, Chicago’s inability to find homegrown
talent. Twins’ fans went crazy when Pat
Neshek and Glen Perkins were introduced; they’re both local boys. Neshek has a funky sidearm delivery that
looks to be almost windmill. He was a
free agent over the winter, but the White Sox took a pass. We found other pitchers to sign, although
none of them comes close to Neshek’s .70 ERA/4-0 record with the Cardinals. We have, however, constructed a bullpen with
thirteen blown saves.
Ex-Twin Jack
Morris, another Minnesotan, was on hand for the festivities, and I’ll bet Kent
Hrbek was, too. We just don’t scout
local talent like that in Chicago. No,
we let Curtis Granderson sign with the Tigers and Kirby Puckett go to the…Twins,
of course.
But I am
expecting the Sox and Cubs to announce a joint venture, the first-ever baseball
academy at the South Pole, to be followed by a satellite facility on the moon.
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