penny era over in boston?

Posted on | August 22, 2009 | Comments

Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out (and take all those horrid penny puns with you!)
* The Associated Press is reporting that Tim Wakefield will take over Brad Penny’s spot in the Red Sox rotation starting Wednesday night against the Chicago White Sox. Penny upchucked last night’s game against the New York Yankees in grand fashion, which was the icing on the cake of a really putrid tenure for him with the team. I really don’t see how the Smoltz/Penny 2009 era could be viewed as anything less than an unmitigated disaster. With both of them finally out of the picture, maybe the Red Sox have a chance to get back on track. When I think back on Penny’s time here, even more than the horror show that was last night’s loss to Satan’s baseball team, I will remember this gem of a conversation I had with my mother about him early in the season:

Mom: Where the hell did this Henny Penny come from?
Me: I don’t know. Last I remember, he was pitching for some California team and dating Alyssa Milano.
Mom: That doesn’t narrow it down.

Ha. When you’re right, you’re right.

Adios, Brad. I hope.