Last night, we attended our first Drive game of the season. The Greenville Drive are our Class A Minor Legaue team here in Greenville and are part of the Boston Red Sox organization. Currently they are in their second season and have a 9-10 record this season. Gabe Kapler is the Manager this year which is interesting since he was a former player and has no coaching experience….he played for the Red Sox and was part of their Championship team.
There wasn’t much to cheer about for Greenville Drive fans last night, as the Drive fell 8-0 to the Asheville Tourists. Josh Papelbon pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the Drive, if that name sounds familiar it’s because brother Jonathan is currently closing games for the Boston Red Sox. Josh Papelbon currently has 4 saves and a 2.89 ERA for the Drive.
What’s most arresting about Josh is his sidearm delivery, in which the ball gets released from about an inch above the mound. “Submarine” pitchers like Papelbon have been around for years, the most famous being the late Dan Quisenberry of the Kansas City Royals.
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