Kevin Cash = Black Hole
Kevin Cash is a terrible hitter; always has been. After starting the season hot he’s now 1 for his last 24. Having Kevin Cash hitting 9th is very similar to having the pitcher hit. In a National League park, where the pitcher does hit, Cash is pushed up to the 8th spot, as he was tonight.
I realize catching a knuckle ball is difficult; that’s why Kevin Cash (and before him Doug Mirabelli) has a job. But you have to wonder if a few missed knuckle balls wouldn’t be worth having another Major League hitter in the lineup.*
The bottom three in the Sox lineup tonight read Lugo, Cash, and the pitcher. By the 7th those three were anchoring a lineup without both Ortiz and Manny. That’s brutal.
I’ll miss Tim Wakefeild when he’s gone, but I won’t miss the accompanying black hole in the lineup.
*Finding a catcher that can hit is another problem altogether.
