Stitches skates up North
On Feb. 28, Jeb Bush removed himself from the presidential race. That request came from his own party. Deep down he knew they were right, but he also knew that some day he would return. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his friend Derek Jeter. Several years earlier, Jeter’s Yankees family forced him into retirement, requesting that he never return. Can two men share a ball club without driving each other crazy? Quite the Odd Couple, Jeter and Jeb.
Chris Sale pitched brilliantly. Tossed eight scoreless and retired to the clubhouse with a one-run lead in Toronto. Craig Kimbrel came in and undid everything on the first batter he faced. Sox took charge in the top half of the 10th and Kimbrel closed the door.
Tribe came through as well, but all bets were off when Indians pitcher Corey Kluber was pushed back a day. Still heading in the right direction as we expanded our bank account to 758 madisons. … Friday night lights. May have found a mismatch in Cincinnati. Cubs had Thursday off after their come-from-behind W a day before. Joe Maddon takes advantage of the extra rest and moves Jon Lester up. May be trouble for the first-place Reds, who call Tim Adleman out of long relief. We’ll lay the 20 units on the Cubbies.