Pinch pitchers, take 2

A brief note: Nick Green pitched in today's loss to the White Sox. This one is a bit odd, at least in my limited experience.

• For one, Green came on only as the Red Sox were facing a 7 run deficit, a large deficit but smaller than most in pinch-pitcher situations. (Fangraphs.com indicated the Red Sox win percentage was 0.5% when Green entered.) I for one would expect to see Saito or maybe even Penny in that situation.
  
• Another odd development is that Green pitched more than an inning. In fact, he pitched two scoreless innings, although with abysmal control.
  
• Lastly, Green can actually kinda bring it. He threw a series of fastballs at 90 mph to A J Pierzynski. Beat that Nick Swisher!

The man's got a cannon at short, and I applaud Tito Francona for bringing him in.