Rick Porcello Celebrates by Not Drinking a Beer

Just in case you hadn't heard, Rick Porcello did something special in his young career last night. Sure, he picked up the win, pushing his record to 11-8 on the season. It is also true that he held the big guns in the Tampa Bay lineup—Jason Bartlett, Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria, and Carlos Pena—to a combined 1-15. He even notched five strikeouts, which for him is a pretty decent number. But the truly remarkable thing that the kid did in the Motor City last night was hit the 100 pitch count mark for the first time this season, and the first time in his career. He did so by consistently throwing strikes and challenging a lethal Tampa Bay Rays lineup. It was an impressive win in what has been an overall outstanding rookie campaign.  What did Porcello do to celebrate his dominance? Well, I don't know, I wasn't there. But I can tell you what he didn't do. Rick Porcello did not take part in the consumption of an alcoholic beverage, at least not in the clu...