In Nick Cafardo's Globe piece about the Sox players who will be missing spring training for this sham of a world baseball championship, I uncovered the following mysterious tidbit:
"Francona will not have lefthander Lenny DiNardo because he's also playing for Team USA."
2 comments:
Sham? Gotta start somewhere.
Bah.
"Pitchers in the first round of games, scheduled from March 3-10, will be limited to 65 pitches. The amount rises to 80 pitches for the second round, set for March 12-16, and 95 for the semifinals on March 18 and the championship March 20.
A 30-pitch outing must be followed by one day off, and a 50-pitch outing must be followed by four days off. No one will be allowed to pitch on three consecutive days.
Pitchers who reach the limit will be allowed to complete the current plate appearance."
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