This is a really sad reason to keep playing the OC:
Manager Terry Francona has no intention of sitting shortstop Orlando Cabrera as he battles through an early slump with the Sox. Cabrera, 0 for 3 last night, is batting .151 (8 for 53) since he homered in his first at-bat with the team. But Cabrera played in his 284th consecutive game, a streak Francona plans to honor. Francona cited Cal Ripken’s consecutive-game record as “the single most fantastic streak in baseball.” (from Boston.com)
I mean, it’s not like we have that many options at SS, so I know Tito’s hand is kind of forced, but if he’s playing O-Cab just because of Ripken, then the Orioles are killing us even from retirement.