Well, so much for Don Cooper being
any sort of pitching whisperer. And I
doubt employing a megaphone would’ve changed anything, not when it comes to
Reynaldo Lopez, who gave up five earned runs in six innings against the Yankees
last night. That translates into an 8-4
Sox loss in front of just over 36,000 fans.
Nothing like laying an egg before a full house.
Lopez’s record now stands at 4-7
with a 6.31 ERA, which to Sox manager Rick Renteria means “there’s hope for
this young man.” I think they said something
similar about Custer before his last stand.
What the team sees in Lopez as opposed to Dylan Cease is beyond me. No doubt, they’ll point to Cease’s last few
mediocre starts and say that’s proof he’s not ready. Maybe it means he’s tired of Triple A.
I’ve been all over hitting coach
Todd Steverson lately, but pupil Eloy Jimenez finally seems to be listening. Jimenez “only” tallied two singles last
night, but one of them was a line drive hit so hard it didn’t have a chance to
elevate. Instead, the ball hit off the
wall and bounced right into the glove of left fielder Brett Gardner. Trust me, that ball had “homerun” written all
over it.
But what kind of carping fan would
I be without pointing out the fifteen strikeouts Sox hitters piled up against
the likes of Chad Green, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Jonathan Holder? Green, who had an ERA somewhere in the
eights, opened the game, facing seven batters.
He struck out six against one single.
Some game plan.
As I recall, didn’t Mr. Gump say
something along the lines of .500 is as .500 does?
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