Rick Porcello has had a hard time channeling the 2018 or 2016 version of himself this year, carrying a meaty 5.74 ERA and a mediocre record as we hit the home stretch. He was roughed up during a start against the Tampa Bay Rays last night at Fenway Park and ended up taking out his frustration on a pair of monitors in the Boston Red Soxdugout.
Porcello expressed contrition after the ill-advised act, which actually made it harder for his teammates to win the game.
Not to pick on him, but rarely do we see a fit that combines the elements of breaking stuff while not providing much physical relief. Porcello didn’t really get his money’s worth as those monitors went bye-bye with all the resistance of some fine china. If you’re going to smash something, at least get a bat and make it memorable.
Anyway, there’s a valuable lesson here. Never go halfway in on something. Do the job right and really wreck stuff next time. Porcello won’t make the same mistake again.
from The Big Lead https://ift.tt/2KdFSrm
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