I know I'm a day late, but did you see Papelbon strike out A-Rod last night after the two+ hour rain delay? (And after the goddamned Fox announcers, whom the off-season has not dulled my hatred of, went on and on and on about how getting up and down and warming up twice was bad for Pap and how A-Rod was definitely going to have the advantage. No. A-Rod was not going to have the advantage because he is, as we all well know, a big choker, and Papelbon is not.) Anyway, if you didn't see it, it was a thing of beauty.
And, also, how funny is it that Fox was apparently much more afraid of the wrath of the NASCAR watchers, than of the wrath of Red Sox/Yankee fans? And what does that say about American society today? I hasten to add that I mean funny as in peculiar, not funny as in amusing, since I did in fact miss the last out, not being able to locate FX among the gazillion satellite channels we get in time. And I was not amused.
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But nary a mention of JD Drew's first hitless game of the season???
I know it's only been a few games, but I think it's gotta be Lugo this year. Can't hit, can't field. What he's doing keeping Alex Cora out of the lineup every day I have no idea. Hmmm... Maybe Ellsbury could play short...
Ellsbury playing short? That's genius!
I told you about Lugo, though. He may be completely useless, but he's also such a nonentity that I can't work up a decent hatred for him. Yet.
So what you're saying is that they'll have to lose a few more games where he and Crisp combine for an o-fer before you'll feel bothered to throw something at the TV. Fair enough. It's gonna happen with their bullpen, that much is clear. At least the Yankees suck worse. :-)
Personally I think they should trade Lugo and/or Crisp for Orlando Cabrera.
Cabrera, I'll point out, hit .301 last year vs. Lugo's .237 (and .238 so far this year, indicating water may have found its own level). And unlike Lugo, Cabrera can also catch and throw, and has been pretty durable, too. And you know Cabrera can handle Boston pressure.
Looks to me like the moving Ellsbury to short plan falls, um, "short" ;) with the fact that professionally, at least, he's always been an outfielder. That would be a mighty big change at this point--it's an awful lot easier to go in the other direction.
On the other hand, he's got really good stolen base stats, indicating the Sox wouldn't lose too much on the base paths, or in the outfield, by letting Crisp go somewhere else.
BTW, if we're going to bring back former Sox who've shown they can handle Boston pressure... and centerfield...
How about Gabe Kapler, who's currently hitting .423 with 4 homers, 11 RBI's, and a slugging percentage of .962 for the Brewers? How'd we ever let him get away?
(Kapler's stats page says he's 188 pounds at 6'2". Unless he's lost a lot of muscle, I'd find that weight hard to believe.)
1.) I would like to refute the accusation that I throw things at my TV. Actually, I just curse a lot. :-)
2.) I'm *sure* Ellsbury can learn to play short. He's young. He's still adaptable. He proably can pick up new skills just like *that*.
3.) I think each one of Mr Kapler's thighs weighs in the neighborhood of 60 pounds, so yeah, I'm skeptical too :-)
To tell you the truth, I was thinking more of those Popeye post-spinach bulging arms.
Hate to say this--cause I love Mr. Kapler--but it's kind of hard for me to believe that physique wasn't somewhat chemically enhanced.
Come to think of it, in addition to short, the Sox need somebody who can reliably catch knuckleballs, too, now that Dougie is only hanging around Fenway in his street clothes. On top of that, I say Ellsbury could also manage the bullpen from CF, since he's right there anyway. And before you say outfielder again, I just want to remind you it's not necessary to go ruining perfectly good hero-worship with facts!!!
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