When pigs fly. A snowball’s chance. The check is in the mail. Tzu-Wei Lin will be on the Boston Red Sox Opening Day roster.
Yes, I expect Tzu-Wei Lin to be sent to Pawtucket for more “seasoning,” which is a baseball euphemism for shuffling off a player for a myriad of reasons that may be talent, team need, and job openings. I will miss Lin. I like Lin.
In my convoluted (and maybe yours) interpretation of “like” is a player who knows and understands his role in the grand scheme of the roster, is a tireless worker, stretches his ability, a brings a certain level of gritty talent that you can admire or in this instance “like.