They call me Mister Masset
Another day, another…not bullpen collapse?
The Sox fended off the Cubs sweep of the Crosstown Classic series by putting up 10 runs Sunday and winning 10-6.
There are two big stories following the game:
First, the potential arrival of Nick Masset is a viable starting option. Masset looked good in 5+ innings of work, allowing three walks, three hits, and two earned runs.
It’s funny, I tried to find a picture of Masset on the AP wire, but all they had were photos of Justin Morneau’s game-ending three run home run from a few weeks ago. Moments like that had pretty much summed up Masset’s season until now.
But he pitched admirably on Sunday, and hopefully the awakened bats are a sign of things to come.
Now, for the other side of town:
On my drive back to Champaign after the game, I listened to 670 The Score, who had some audio of Cubs closer Ryan Dempster saying he would be re-entering the role of a starter for the Cubs.
When their reporter on the scene, David Schuster, spoke to Lou Piniella, he denied this to be true.
It sounds like Carlos Marmol would take over the job of closer, should the rumor be legitimate.
When a decision is official, I’ll talk on this more.
Just, out.
May 20th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
what did masset and danks cost the sox again. i maybe wrong bout where the sox finish etc, but one think i do hope i do this season is prove the sox got a pretty solid deal for bmac.
May 21st, 2007 at 12:05 am
Masset could join Danks in the rotation at some point, which was the point of acquiring him.
It remains to be seen whether he can be consistent over a series of outings with teams getting more exposure. But I think both of the arms Sox snagged from Texas could become members of the starting rotation for a while. Maybe not 1-2 guys, but solid middle to bottom of the rotation guys.