Friday, April 29, 2005

The verdict is in after the beanball battle royale in Tampa Bay last Sunday, and the hammer of justice has come down.

Absolutely unbelievable. Bronson Arroyo, who hit Chris Singleton in the leg, gets six games while Lance Carter, who threw behind Manny Ramirez and then immediately afterward threw hard and fast at David Ortiz's head, gets five? (I'm convinced that Arroyo hit Aubrey Huff earlier in the game by accident, by the way. It's what he does.) Ortiz gets nailed with a fine for acting like a sentient human being and taking umbrage at Carter's head-hunting. Terry Francona's out for three games. Trot Nixon for two. It boggles the mind.

We all knew this was coming. But I don't think anyone was expecting this severity. And, as if it needs to be said, losing Arroyo for a start is pretty much the last thing we need with our rotation in such shambles at the moment. All we can do is appeal -- and we most certainly will -- and see what happens.

Happily, Wade Miller looked great in Pawtucket last night, allowing five hits and no runs in five innings. One more start, and he's all ours.

And, on a lighter note, "Jose Melendez" has the funniest line of the day today in the Sons of Sam Horn game thread for tonight's Wakefield/Chan Ho Park match-up in Texas.

What [Tony Massarotti] says: "And the Red Sox suddenly have a starting rotation that looks disturbingly thin."

What [Tony Massarotti] means: We just lost the two fattest guys in the rotation, so the average weight of Sox starters has dropped by like 40 percent. And I for one am concerned. Did you read that study saying slightly overweight people live longer? We need to get some bulk on Arroyo... just for his own health.

Speaking of Sons of Sam Horn, I finally got a copy of Win It For... the other day -- thanks, Kevlog! -- and it's a thing of beauty. A profound and genuinely emotional testament to the real passion and soul of Red Sox nation, and the deep love we all have for this team. (For those who care about such things, I'm on page 132.)

P.S. Maybe the Yankees really do suck?

4/29/2005 3:16:00 PM by Mike Miliard | Comments [1] |  
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