Today’s game did not start at 2:10, like it was supposed to. Nor did it start at 2:30, as we were told through the Twitters. It wasn’t delayed because of rain, nor was it delayed because of a player injury, or an umpire getting lost. It was delayed because it was Hawk Harrelson Day and Hawk spoke forever. After an eternity, the game eventually began in the year 2019 at 2:42. It’s almost too bad the game wasn’t delayed longer.
When the game did finally begin, it pitted the White Sox and James Shields against the Red Sox and Brian Johnson, who has actually been quite decent as a starter for the Red Sox this season, and gone mostly underappreciated.