The Sox had a wildly entertaining season opener filled with great pitching, excellent defensive plays, and a few long balls. The Sox won the game the way they are supposed to win this year: with great pitching and just enough offense.
However, I couldn't help being annoyed by what happened after Paul Konerko reached base.
On two separate occasions, Mark Kotsay stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded. There was one out the first at-bat and no outs the second one. On both occasions, Mark beat a ball into the ground for a relatively easy double play attempt.
Though the first one wasn't turned and the Sox still got three runs out of those two innings, I took it as a bad sign for future games. The guys that were supposed to carry the offensive load did it, but the rest of the lineup had ...
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