Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 07, 2007
Sad Team

The Orioles are starting to remind me of King Lear. As you read or watch that play, one thinks, "It can't get any worse than this!" And each time you think that, it gets worse. The Orioles were shut out tonight by the Red Sox, with Jon Lester going seven four-hit innings. Lester's comeback is a wonderful story, but the reality is that he hasn't pitched that well overall. Yet in his last two starts, he's held the Orioles to two runs in thirteen innings.

On top of that, Daniel Cabrera got himself thrown out of the game:

Both teams charged from the dugouts and bullpens in the fourth inning after Cabrera threw a fastball behind the ear of Dustin Pedroia. The pitch came immediately after a balk produced a run to put the Red Sox up 3-0.

As plate umpire Mike DiMuro issued a warning to both teams, the Red Sox collectively emerged from the dugout, led by manager Terry Francona. After being restrained by his teammates, Cabrera waved his arms at the Red Sox, challenging them.

That caused tempers to escalate. The Orioles charged from their dugout while relievers from both teams ran in from the bullpen, at least two of them scaling the 7-foot wall. No punches were thrown, and Cabrera (9-15) was ejected from the game before order was finally restored.

It just keeps getting worse.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:43 PM | Games | TrackBack (0)
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