What, no wall weeds?
There is an old saying that goes “you get what you pay for.” In the case of Jerry Manuel’s line up for Thursday’s game against the Cubs, the phrase should be “you get what you PLAY for.” A punchless line up decimated by injuries and dull thinking inevitably loses this game, 5-1 to the Baby Bears. How did we ever score one? Jerry Manuel pulled out the motivational stunts, conducting pre-game practice at Comiskey Park, then boarding a bus for the 8-mile trip north to the ivy-covered doll house. No word on whether any Sox player suffered a nosebleed. Just like it was Whitney Young versus Lane Tech, the Sox arrived less than an hour before game time. The ballpark, in fact, features high school-sized dimensions. For Manuel, the creativity ended there. The hamstring injury to “heart and soul” Jose Valentin forced Manuel to play Royce Clayton and slot him #8 in the line up. So how does Manuel compensate for the loss of power? He benches Jose Canseco and leaves Jeff Liefer, and Mark Johnson, t
