Francoma No More?
You can fool Terry Francona once, maybe twice, but good luck with a third time.
Finally tired of being burned Francona used a quick hook on Okajima in a recent victory over Cincinnati. Single, strikeout, walk and Okajima was gone before he could do more damage.
Now if Francona could use the same strategy with Mike Timlin I could stop drinking so much. Timlin comes in with a 2 run deficit and doesn’t leave until it reaches 6.
The Red Sox appear to be giving Timlin every chance to turn his disastrous season around. A decent Timlin adds a ton of post season experience to the club. But he’s painful to watch right now and looks done. I’m hoping he proves me wrong, but I’m not counting on it.
