I’m not entirely sure that Clay Buchholz’s hair isn’t an alien symbiote, kinda like Spider-Man’s black costume. But I do know this: every time the guy takes the mound, he’s channeling magic.
In salvaging the last game of yesterday’s doubleheader against the Angels, The Buchster bumped his record to 9-0 and fine-tuned his best-in-the-bigs ERA to 1.71.
He also did this:
So maybe he really is Spider-Man.
He did leave the game in the seventh inning with neck soreness, which could be expected after such acrobatics. We can only hope he doesn’t miss a start because I’ve got some serious green riding on him going 30-0 this season.
Meanwhile, we’ve got a 1.5 lead in the East and Dempster on the hill to try to take the series. If we can’t make this happen, then we deserve a slap. Preferably not in the face.
