Bisher Unleashed: A No. 1 Prospect Worth Pitching

And not since Bisher used to take in every Sig Ruman flick…has he seen such a “repulsive grimace”

Hanson kept delivering the goods. Never a change in motion or demeanor. I’ve seen a lot of young pitchers come and go, but I can’t ever remember being this impressed. First, the Yankees and all their big guns, now the Red Sox. Meantime, Brad Penny, a big-time old-timer was lumbering along and sweating like a farmhand. He’s heavy and bulky, more of him to get tired than Hanson.

The Braves came close to letting it get away when Bobby Cox went to his “second closer,” Mike Gonzales. Gonzales bothers me, with that rocking, weaving motion of his, and his repulsive grimace. And in the middle of all this, some idiot dashed out onto the field. Thankfully, he had his clothes on. Made me a little nervous when Cox sent Gonzales out to face two right-handed batters, then Ortiz and Jason Varitek, who switches, and singled.

It was a beautiful day to hear “God Bless America,” and the biting exchanges between the “Let’s Go Red Sox” fans and the tomahawkin’ Braves, who, sad to say, were out-shouted.