Finally, a win. Of course, it would come in a Bronson Arroyo start - the man hasn’t lost a game since August last year. There are babies born right now that were conceived after Arroyo last lost a game. They’d be slightly premature babies, if my calculations are right, but still.
By “calculations” I meant I counted nine months off my fingers.
Funny that the AP report called Arroyo’s delivery “quirky” - I mean, the leg-kick is unusual, but it’s not like he dropped sidearm. Or did he? I missed the first few innings - by the time I turned on my computer, it was the 5th inning and he was back to dealing. Great stuff. There are times you see a lead and you don’t feel safe - this wasn’t one of those times.
Randomly: I also saw a clip of Ken Griffey’s first homer of the season. He knew it was gone the moment he hit it.
Terry Francona again watched the game on TV. Between his viral infection and suspensions, how often has Mills had to manage? Speaking of infections, I suppose one way Bill Mueller dealt with the after-effects of flu was to take it easy: walking to first base 4 times instead of running there. What is with this flu? Now Bellhorn was sidelined because of it. This particular regression to 1918 isn’t what I wanted to see.
All in all, at least the Sox finished April over .500, if barely at 12-11. These aren’t the hot-starting Sox that I’m used to. I’m hoping they’ll finish hot.