Not everyone is a morning person. I’ll admit that I’m not ready to face the day without a cup of coffee and that isn’t always enough when an early wakeup call forces me out of my regular routine. Baseball players are creatures of habit so it stands to reason that they can be thrown off their game when their own routines are disrupted. Does that explain why Rick Porcello has struggled when the Boston Red Sox play during the day?
That seemed to be the case Sunday afternoon when Porcello took the mound for a 1:05 p.