I note that Clayton Richard of the White Sox pitches against the Rays tonight. Let's just say he better pitch well.
In his last eight starts, Richards has won once, lasting six innings only once with a 7.91 ERA.
Per Dave van Dyck of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago manager, Ozzie Guillen joked that President Barack Obama's ceremonial first pitch that didn't reach the plate in the All Star Game "was better than Richard's last outing".
Then a few days later, Guillen warned Richard that he needed to get his (stuff) together and soon. "This is not the Instructional League. I don't want to see another outing like the last few because we need to win. This ballclub is built to win and that's why he has to step it up a notch and do better."
To summarize, first Guillen insults Richard comparing him unfavorably to a non-player who threw a baseball with a flak jacket on. Then he follows that up with a not-so veiled threat to Richard's future employment.
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Clayton Richard should be very concerned.
VERY concerned.
Stay tuned.
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