Yeah, I remember. The funny thing about the game he struck Ortiz out in is that he was actually kind of wild that inning — he unleashed a slider that went right over Mark Loretta’s head.

I guess we know from the time he’s been here that if Farns can throw his slider for strikes, it means people can’t sit on his straight fastball and he’s effective. His problem has always been command.

I kind of like what Joe is doing rotating everyone in the ‘pen, giving everyone a chance to pitch in important situations. It’s good to know a bad outing doesn’t mean exile, the way it did in the Torre days.

It was the game that many of us thought that Farns would start to become an asset to the team. Oh wait…

That was the best I’ve seen Farnsie look since a game up at Fenway Park in 2006 when he froze David Ortiz with a slider for called strike three. I don’t remember when exactly that was but Baileywalk knows exactly which game I’m talking about.