The Fans in the Stands

Joe Kelly entered in the top of the seventh inning last night, one run in for the Tigers, two runners on and two out in what was then a 3-2 game, Detroit. Before Kelly could record that third out, the score had jumped to 6-2. In today’s online Tribune story, Mumbles La Russa said Kelly was going to be “special” for the Sox. In the eighth inning, centerfielder Luis Robert butchered a flyball that led to another run in what would turn out to be a 7-5 Tigers’ win. Mumbles said Robert should’ve caught the ball, but it wasn’t an easy play. Right. Fans booed during Kelly’s exit; that’ll happen when you give up a run of your own along with two inherited runners. Give the fans credit; they’re no fools. If only the same could be said of their team’s manager.