...someone who can't hit?
Boston trades Mark Kotsay, who is what we in the trade call a Professional Hitter(TM), from a team who desperately needs hitting, to Chicago for outfielder Brian Anderson, who, as a young, fleet outfielder, we don't need, and oh yeah, CAN'T HIT.
Brilliant.
On the field, the Fail continued unabatedly, as Cowboy Clay Buchholz, who according to rumor was just too valuable to be traded away, pitched 5 2/3 innings, handing a nice, healthy 5-2 lead over the Oakland Athletics to the vaunted Boston bullpen.
The vaunted Boston bullpen promptly sets fire to the lead, including a ninth inning meltdown by the Lord of the Dance that prominently featured two errors by Nick Green, Infielder Without Portfolio. Hell, if we wanted that kind of performance, we wouldn't have traded away Julio Lugo.
So the freshly tied game moves into extra innings, where MDC and Sensei Saito give up two runs in the 11th. Trailing 9-7, Boston gets two hits in the bottom of the 11th, but only musters one run because...well, I don't know why. Let's just say we screwed the pooch. Again.
Things look grim with Game #100, a getaway day finale against the White Elephants, coming up tomorrow, followed by a trip to Inner Harbor to see those pesky Birds again.
Well I've said it before and I'll say it again... crap.
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