Run, Hide

What did Joe Louis say about one of his opponents, he can run, but he can’t hide.  We tried hiding in the Art Institute today, only there’s no escaping James Shields.

Michele texted Clare where we were at 1:40 PM.  Clare answered, “I know why you went.  Shields is pitching.”  Know that Sunday games at the Cell start at 1:10.  By the time Clare texted us, the score was 8-0, Baltimore.  Shields recorded all of four outs on the day, in effect giving up a homerun to go with every out.  Yup, he gave up four long balls, two to Manny Machado, who had three on the day.  “Big Game” James dropped to 5-14 on the season, with a 5.43 ERA.  Better yet, he did this in front of a crowd of over 31,000 Sox fans.

This is so depressing on so many levels.  We stink, the Cubs don’t.  There’s talk about trading Chris Sale and/or Jose Quintana in the offseason.  What, we should trust the same front office that traded for Shields?  If I’m Rick Hahn, I start wearing a disguise in public.  Manager Robin Ventura doesn’t need to.  He already wears a night shirt to games.

We were at an out-of-the-way Italian restaurant on Oakley Street when Sox fans started to trickle in.  You would’ve thought they’d been rescued after spending two weeks in an open boat on the high seas.  I wonder if Jerry Reinsdorf knows the baseball season has started yet.