John Lennon was willing to “Give Peace a Chance,” but Boston Red Sox fans fall well short of giving Drew Pomeranz a chance. Looking at Twitter and Facebook feeds during Pomeranz’s less than spectacular return to the rotation, I fully expected a baseball version of Visigoths to descend on Pomeranz in a display of baseball brutality.
The litany of sins attached to Pomeranz is noteworthy from a lack of speed, a lack of control, and the propensity to give up home runs. Pomeranz’s generosity on the allowance of the longball was on display in Baltimore with two leaving the yard.