Gresh & Zo: Adrian Gonzalez Is Not A Robot!
Gresh & Zo took some time to read Adrian Gonzalez's quotes from last night, when he ripped the umpire and guaranteed a home run in tonight's game. Hey -- Gonzalez actually does have a pulse!
"I do have a question — how are you supposed to have a professional at-bat with these umpires nowadays?" Gonzalez said after the Red Sox' 2-1 loss. "Gosh. The first pitch in my last at-bat wasn't even close. You're up there, trying to have a professional at-bat and look for a pitch to hit and that's called? So it puts you in swing mode, the guy throws a good split and all of a sudden you're 0-2. It should have been 1-0 and then he probably [wouldn't have thrown] a split. Unbelievable."
Scott Zolak noted that Gonzalez said earlier this year that he'd have to watch what he says in Boston, because he's learned everything he says can blow up into a huge story. Will the home run guarantee be the major story tonight? And did he put more pressure on himself?
"He's hearing it," Zolak said. "You know the [Bill] Belichick thing, 'Ignore the noise'? He's hearing the noise. Everybody's talking about it, it's not just us. Where's the power? What's wrong with the shoulder?"
