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Renteria , Matt Clement , David Wells 2005-06: Traded for Josh Beckett , Coco Crisp 2006-07: Signed J.D. Drew, Julio Lugo ; acquired Daisuke Matsuzaka 2008-09: Signed John Smoltz , Brad Penny 2009-10: Signed John Lackey , Adrian Beltre
The guys get on the topic of SS on the Sox ... it's been a heated debate since the start of Spring Training. We all know Iglesias is a magnificent fielder, but can he hit enough for the big-league ballclub? Does it matter how well the SS hits? All the guys just think Iglesias needs to develop more and the best place for that is in Pawtucket. Time will tell on Aviles, but they are not worried.
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the opportunity to be the Red Sox' starting shortstop wasn't like Orlando Cabrera , Edgar Renteria , Alex Gonzalez , Julio Lugo , Jed Lowrie , or Marco Scutaro . His existence was viewed more in a Nick Green sort of light, a shortstop who could
and John Valentin awkwardly switching positions in spring training have scarred Sox fans, along with living life with Julio Lugo 's uneasy existence at the position. Ask the average Red Sox fan, and they'll clamor for the player perceived as
level for shortstops. Phillies shortstops had a .777 OPS, seventh best in the big leagues in 2008. 2007 Red Sox - Julio Lugo , who hit .237 with a .294 OBP, .349 slugging mark and .643 OPS, making him one of the worst everyday players in the
middle of the Sox' lineup, even it meant potentially playing left field. - The Sox almost had a deal for shortstop Julio Lugo , in which Edgar Renteria would go to Atlanta and Marte was slated to join Tampa Bay. After the then-Devil Rays keep
The Sox let Gonzalez go, signed Julio Lugo , and drafted Nick Hagadone with the ..... pick. Gonzalez was much better than Lugo in 2007 (+2.8 WAR), but the ..... Gonzalez was probably better than Lugo in that season as well, but the Sox
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Scutaro has more plate appearances (1,055) at shortstop than any other Sox player. And he is now just 17 games behind Julio Lugo at short for the most by a Red Sox in that time. It is, of course, popular to discuss the shortstop carousel that
pattern dates to even earlier, to the poor performances in Boston by players such as Edgar Renteria , Matt Clement and Julio Lugo after their long-term deals with the Sox. That, in turn, will force the Sox to re-examine the process that leads them to invest
the playoffs in 2006, the team committed over $200 million to the acquisitions of Daisuke Matsuzaka , J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo . Last year’s postseason miss served as the prelude to a pair of blockbuster deals, the trade for Adrian Gonzalez and the signing
ending was a sour one. Former Red Sox infielder Julio Lugo sprinted home on a grounder and appeared to be tagged ..... McKenry. However, umpire Jerry Meals ruled that Lugo avoided the tag. Lugo did his best to back the ump: "I didn't feel the
ending was a sour one. Former Red Sox infielder Julio Lugo sprinted home on a grounder and appeared to be tagged ..... McKenry . However, umpire Jerry Meals ruled that Lugo avoided the tag. Lugo did his best to back the ump: “I didn’t feel the
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Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers joined D & C this morning to break down his team's Game 2 loss to Philly. He gives his take on the foul called on KG's screen at the end of the game, the health of both Paul Pierce and Avery Bradley, and if they should have fouled earlier at the end of the 4th quarter.
New York Daily News Columnist and Author Mike Lupica joins the guys for a second segment to discuss the national perception of the Celtics playoff run and KG's resurgence. Mike comments on the importance of Pierce, who the pressure would be on if the Celtics make the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat, and give a preview of his new book "Game Changer."
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New York Daily News Sports Columnist and author Mike Lupica stopped by the studio to discuss Bobby Valentine's decision making as manager of the Red Sox compared to his time with the Mets. He touches on how Bobby V is handling his players, the lack of pitching the Sox have, and the D & C test Mike's knowledge of the names of characters in his books.
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D & C react to Mike Francesa's frustrations with twitter and wanting it to be against the law. They laught at Francesa's lack of know about how Twitter works, explain the importance to Twitter regarding breaking news, and put together their own list of things that should actually be against the law,
John and Gerry began the show discussing LeBron James' decision making at the end of their Game 2 loss to the Pacers. They touch on if LeBron will ever be able to shake the label of being a choker, compare the closer mentality between Pierce and LeBron, and question Spoelstra's play calling at the end of the game.
Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers joined D & C this morning to break down his team's Game 2 loss to Philly. He gives his take on the foul called on KG's screen at the end of the game, the health of both Paul Pierce and Avery Bradley, and if they should have fouled earlier at the end of the 4th quarter.
Smoltz gives his opinion on the Beckett golf outing, talks about the struggles of Clay Buchholz, and Daniel Bard.
Buster joins Mut and Lou to talk about all the major topics in Major League Baseball and also discusses the trade value for Kevin Youkilis. Olney also tells a great Roger Clemens story involving Icy Hot.
Mut and Lou talk about three of the most intriguing stories in MLB, Lawrie's ejection, Strasberg using Icy Hot on his testicles, and David Wright arguing with his manager because he wants to get hit by a pitch.
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We discuss David Stern's comments about players flopping this weekend, and how the whole thing is one big contradiction from how he ruled on things like the Ron Artest suspension.
Ryder and Kirk talk about what the Red Sox might do when their injured position players start making their return to the lineup and what that could mean for the struggling Kevin Youkilis.
Ryder and Kirk Minihane are talking about Josh Becketts impressive outing against the Seattle Mariners. They also talk about the Celtics-76ers series and how much energy the Celtics will have in game 3.
Mikey is back from Vegas and is talking all about his trip, the Mayweather-Cotto fight, Celtics and of course the Red Sox getting swept by the Orioles and what it will take for them to get things turned around.
Open season on Schilling from the Rhodey folks!
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