All Red Sox players are expected to be in training camp today, reports are that Mike Lowell and Mark Kotsay have not been seen yet. Lowell of course is coming off hip surgery and Kotsay (my boy) had back surgery not to long ago and according to Francona is expected to be in camp tomorrow.
Julio Lugo has arrived in great shape if the media is to be believed. Lugo and Jed Lowrie will battle each other for the starting short stop job this season. Lugo has another 2 years left on his contract and said that he will wait until the end of spring training before he decides if he's going to ask for a trade or not. Thanks Lugo, we all appreciate you waiting to decided if you'd like to request a trade, Theo's phone hasn't stopped ringing for a short stop for 2 years at $18 million with the range of 3 legged dog.
In all seriousness, I do hope Lugo rebounds this season, at least defensively. If you look back at the Sox World Series teams in 2004 and 2007 they have great role players coming off the bench. If Lugo doesn't rebound he'll be impossible to trade, there's no market for a short stop who bats .250 and is due $18 million more, the Sox would be eating a healthy chunk of that contract. Did someone say Rent-a-Wreck? (Edgar Renteria)
If Lugo can come off the bench and provide what Alex Cora did I guess we won't be able to complain. Of course he'll be doing if for about $16 million more, I still can't believe Theo signed this guy.
Takashi Saito was given number 24, Man-Rams old number. Personally I believe that Ramon Ramirez should have be given number 24, it would save Sox fans the money and pain of having to buy a new Rex Sox jersey this season. If they give Ramirez number 24 I'm pretty sure Ramirez would have the most jerseys at a ball game for a relief pitcher who's not a closer in the history of baseball, sadly we'll never know.
Tony Mazz is reporting that despite the fact Jason Varitek couldn't hit a beach ball from the left side of the plate he still plans to switch hit this season. "Oh my goodness. Hell no", was Tek's response when asked he was going to give up switch hitting; coincidentally that's the same thing I yelled every time Tek came to the plate in the late innings with runners in scoring position.
Tek then referenced his home run in game 6 of the ALCS of James Shields, "It’s too much of an asset." Last year Tek batted .284 from the right side of the plate and .201 from the left, perhaps he means he's an asset in regard to keeping the flow of the game going, nothing like an automatic out.
There must be a reason why he feels the need to switch hit... I don't even have a joke here.
David Ortiz is scheduled to talk to the media today, we'll have that interview later this afternoon.
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no i am meaning how did you do that profile pic? did u have it specially made? how do i do mine looking like yours just BI?
We made it ourselves using Red Sox font, maybe not the best idea for a Yankee blog.
well my blog is nt exactly a yankee blog.... this season im going to be talking about all basebal. i did do a picture saying BI and uploaded it, but i cant figure out a way to make it look bigger on my homepage... any help?
and derek what are your personal predictions for this season?
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many doubt burnett on the yanks, but i think he will have a great season. he will build off of last years amazing 2nd half and will have the great yankees lineup behind him. his era wont be even close to bad as 4.09.
projections: 18-9, 3.51 ERA, 220 SO
Tek's left handed numbers scare the hell out of me. It might be part Tek being stubborn and part the Red Sox' obsession with switch-hitting situational guys keeping him swinging from the left side.
"Tek then referenced his home run in game 6 of the ALCS of James Shields, "It’s too much of an asset."" - one at bat out of a season's worth of bad swings doesn't mean everything Tek.
Tek I'm one your biggest defenders. Please stop saying shit that makes me want to throw my hands up like Don Corleone and say "There is no reasoning with this man"
10 pounds of muscle on Lugo is enough for me. He'll hit 320 this year. That was all that was missing from his game. He is now a complete package.
I actually do expect a decent year from him, and I think he's gonna start.
If Lugo turns things around and hits .320 I'll cheer for that, it only makes the Sox better.
If he sucks like he did last year I have no problem killing him.
I think he falls somewhere inbetween, he can't be as bad as he played last year.
"I think he falls somewhere inbetween, he can't be as bad as he played last year."
Sure he can. The real problem was his defense. His lack of range and his iron mitt. I watched him in the first game against Tampa last year, he gave away THREE outs. One error, gave up an infield hit to an average runner by playing too far back and failed to turn an easy double-play on a comebacker to the pitcher.
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