That was some gamesmanship. Thompson went into the batters circle but was never announced, KC changed pitchers and the Sox left Palka in the game. And he homered.
In the third inning ReyLo had 60+ pitches and Stone said he doubted Lopez made it to the 7th inning. Now he just has 80 going into the 6th inning and it seems plausible that he goes a few more innings
No, people who appreciate stats tend to understand that they are part of a large picture, some stats are skewed because of the information that is used, and one stat doesnt define a player. You dont ever try and understand that
I listen to the score all day long, and a few weeks ago one guy called all of the shows so he could call Yoan "Mon-garbage" and complain that the Sox got nothing of worth back for Sale. I wondered if he was a member of Soxtalk, and if he plans on calling again to issue a mea culpa