Boston Red Sox: Clay Buchholz Can Allegedly Be Under Microscope for Next Start

All eyes will undoubtedly be on Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz on Monday night when he takes the pile from the Minnesota Twins. Maybe not because Buchholz will soon be seeking his league-leading seventh gain of the summer season, but because of the allegations against him that heas been cheating. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that both Major League Baseball and umpires will be watching Buchholz directly against Minnesota if heas using any type of banned compound to achieve an advantage to see. Buchholz has gotten down to a fantastic begin in 2013, currently sitting at 6-0 with a ERA and 47 strikeouts in 44.2 innings of work. It had been his most recent start contrary to the Toronto Blue Jays, nevertheless, that got people talking. Buchholz found his sixth victory off the growing season after putting eight innings of two-hit, shutout football from the Blue Jays. In the start, he walked three and struck out seven batters. 24 hours later, Toronto broadcaster Jack Morris accused Buchholz of cheating (h/t Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston). "I found out because the people on the camcorder showed it if you ask me right after the game,a Morris said. aThey showed it to me and said, aWhat you think of this?a and I said, aWell, heas throwing a spitter. Cause thatas what it is.a Morris went on to state that Buchholz had anything on his foreman that he kept planning to. He also said that he went along to Boston director John Farrell about it, but Farrell didnat think something of it. aHeas got rosin on his arm,a said Farrell, visibly agitated. aHeas perhaps not launching up; heas got rosin on his arm. As soon as some body pitches well or does well, theyare cheating.a This is simply not the very first time all year that someone connected with the Blue Jays has gotten annoyed with an adversary thriving. Based on Roger Rubin of the New York Daily News, Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey charged the New York Yankees of waiting to be able to loosen up a pitcher. Toronto is 11-21 on the entire year and currently sits 9.5 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East. The Blue Jays certainly have a reason to be frustrated, nevertheless the repeated claims are beginning to turn into a little awkward. Even however, Morris got the interest of the category, which may or may not have been his purpose when he made the initial remarks about Buchholz. Maybe Buchholz is cheating and maybe he isnat. But weall positively be watchinga'along with most of the leaguea'to see whether anything will be made of this example when he takes the pile against the Twins.