Leyland on Thames' hammy
"Not good. I'm really not sure I hadn't screwed that [move] up, to be honest with you. I could've left Raburn in the game and put Grandy in center field in Marcus' spot, but I kept thinking about Marcus' long ball. If they tied it up or something, Marcus would've been coming up. But who knows, Raburn might not have caught it. But the catch might be a little expensive, because he's not good."
Thames won the game, pure and simple. Of course Ordonez is the most amazing player in baseball this year, and yeah, he has carried the Tigers this series. But if Marcus doesn't make that catch...
Here's hoping CM gets it together in the last few months. Or we trade him and he finds success elsewhere. It's been done--Pena, Young, etc.
Although (and I hate to say this) one wonders if Young can keep it up. Substance abuse is hard to stay away from--it feels pretty darn good, especially when you are doing well in life. Here's hoping Dmitri keeps on top of things.
Am I rambling?
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I certainly hope Thames' injury isn't as serious as it sounds. After all the years of scrapping to make it, he's just now achieved a regular starting job, as was reinforced last night when Leyland moved him from first to left. Just isn't right to go down at this point in time.
Playoff style games the past two nights, especially last night. Both managers were pulling out all the stops. I became exhausted just from watching it. There's plenty more where that came from, and I suspect the White Sox will be a tough nut to crack in the second half. We have what, 14 games with them?
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