Trevor Plouffe Strike (looking), Strike (looking), T Plouffe flied out to right Lackey's mainly got 'em eating out of his hand. On a more positive note (?) only 1 of 5 strikeouts is "looking" - below their typical rate.
You know, despite my good-luck message for Florimon above, I was about to post that he's not going to be the one who'll break up the no-hitter. Glad I didn't jinx him.
In hopes of propelling the Florimonster to another good game, I would like to repeat what I said yesterday: "If he doesn't get some hits pronto, that point may be arriving Real Soon Now."
Rickey Henderson sometimes led off a game with some pop; not a bad way to start. A middle-of-the-order guy (see above) with additional l33t skillz can slot multiple places in the batting order.
Span's OPS in 2012 was .738. A moment earlier you were semi-mocking Hicks's .704. I realize that as leadoff hitter, Span's value is in OBP; still, on a team weighted too heavily toward table-setters, Span seems pretty replaceable on offense.