Politte Polite To Pirates
Cliff Politte returned from the DL and pitched about the same as he did before he went on it, terribly. He managed to retire the Pirates in order in the eighth despite getting hit hard. In the ninth, he allowed a walk-off homerun to Freddy Sanchez. It was a typical Politte outing in 2006.
The worst part was that he wasted Jim Thome's late inning heroics. The Sox were trailing 6-4 in the eighth inning with one out. Rob Mackowiak smoked a line drive base hit to left field while pinch hitting for Brian Anderson. The, Ozzie Guillen sent Thome to the plate to pinch hit for pitcher Neil Cotts. Roberto Hernandez started Thome off with a fastball, and Thome jumped all over it. He nailed it into the Allegheny River. It was a moon shot despite being hit in the mid-afternoon.
However, it was all for naught, and we have Politte to thank for that. He had better get his stuff together because Kenny Williams is always looking to improve his team. Cliff may not be with us long at this rate.
The worst part was that he wasted Jim Thome's late inning heroics. The Sox were trailing 6-4 in the eighth inning with one out. Rob Mackowiak smoked a line drive base hit to left field while pinch hitting for Brian Anderson. The, Ozzie Guillen sent Thome to the plate to pinch hit for pitcher Neil Cotts. Roberto Hernandez started Thome off with a fastball, and Thome jumped all over it. He nailed it into the Allegheny River. It was a moon shot despite being hit in the mid-afternoon.
However, it was all for naught, and we have Politte to thank for that. He had better get his stuff together because Kenny Williams is always looking to improve his team. Cliff may not be with us long at this rate.
posted by Pat at 3:00 PM
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