Derek Lowe meets Gil Meche for the final game of the Seattle series. When I try to picture Gil Meche, I always picture Gil from the Simpsons.
“Oh, lord, my hot plate. I only had two payments left!”
What do I know about Meche? I just finished reading an article in the New Yorker. Apparently it’s also known as doucette, and has grown in popularity as a salad vegetable. Oh, wait, that’s mache. Actually, my memories of seeing Meche pitch are that he can be hot and cold - he can sometimes be dominant and sometimes just keep missing the strike zone. Whereas Lowe has been nothing but up since the Trade, and will have a stellar infield defense behind him. Cabrera to Reese to Mientkiewicz: bang, bang, bang. I daresay we could see Ichiro ground into a double play…