Sadly, I actually wanted Washburn to get lit up tonight for blaming his poor pitching performances on Kenji. He started this game with Burke instead and has <sarcasm>only</sarcasm> given up 8 runs in 2 ⅓ innings. UPDATE: Make that 9 runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Quoted: Jarrod Washburn sucks. He’s a replacement level starting pitcher, not much better than guys sitting in Triple-A riding buses from Toledo to Durham. Jarrod Washburn doesn’t like pitching to Kenji Johjima, who the team is committed to as their starting catcher through 2011. A real manager, one with some semblance of authority and a willingness to do whats best for his team’s record, would tell the replacement level starting pitcher to learn how to like throwing to Kenji or sit in the bullpen and not pitch.