Baseball Talk

" Really points out the fact that things are going pretty well around here there's not much to bitch and moan about it -- it 247. Jason Baird Texans slumped to hear that means things ago pretty dirty well pretty well if you look at Michael Silverman is very well them halfway all the world past that point of the baseball season. Report report card in the Boston -- it all the grades there are. A use galore a Francona J. D. Drew Mike -- Dustin Pedroia -- you close in on the apple and I -- agree with the -- I don't think he's being easy no I don't know -- an easy greater they just they've -- B -- go to the you know Sean Casey cavities that Alex Cora Jacoby Ellsbury. David Ortiz amateur it should be in the complete maybe Manny Ramirez. David Aardsma Josh Beckett Clay Buchholz Bartolo Colon many Delcarmen Javier Lopez Justin masters is -- us Daisuke -- exactly that Tim Wakefield -- last. -- and then you know Mike Timlin got a deep last and Julio Lugo get to -- like a rocket. A.s and b.s here -- and you should be -- win as many wins any team in baseball -- first place there ahead of last year's -- Correct."

" Yeah just exactly the halfway point at their analyzed his basement and one at all. Here's -- you know things are going pretty well when you get wannabe starters injured and it's a good thing when Julio Lugo got injured I think everybody was kind of I'm going through the motions since too bad for Julio and it is too bad for Julio because he gives you good effort he tries hard and numbers question his effort. But they're better everybody that many tries hard as true but they're better at shortstop. Now that he's hurt they're better with -- lottery and I think I hope. Did Franco was just kind of Rolen -- them kudos scores whereabouts and platoon play both guys -- we should be starting shortstop this."

" We have -- manager does and the players managers not defined by somebody who is nice to the players he is defined by somebody who does everything in the players' interest to keep them involved to keep them happy to keep them engaged to keep -- productive part of this organization my guess is Terry will tell dale cause it was time for them into addressed this question. His move to say he's going to look to these two guys is as much to bring this -- along slowly -- develop him at the pace that he thinks he can best function effectively for the Red Sox as it is to throw Alex -- bonus say you know you -- now's your opportunity were not to -- that."

" Well of course right you'd be wanting to play him against lefties but he had -- the news isn't it very well yeah so a minute they killed play. Number one plays minutes going to be long season will get. AB's get their time but I think. This gives them a chance to see of flowers the shortstop of the future sweet -- in defendant does anyone think that is -- actually thanked the Lugo will be the starting shortstop next year and I think they cut their losses after this year and -- an epic -- renteria I think yeah and I think what'll happen. Is -- will play well or played decent and and he'll make it -- he'll be there ought to looks for short stuff supposedly this week that you can't tell me that you can just send when Lugo back a month or six weeks or whatever it is -- immaculate in order to just say okay who goes -- if he hits you know 280 units a couple of bombs and plays the field because what does Lugo bring them -- we win we've heard. All the talk all the analysis of Jason Varitek in this slump and it always goes back to handles pitchers well yeah good leadership good clubhouse guy right what does Lugo."

" Exactly right the -- is very little very very little. Mean doesn't. She'll get on base I guess with everything he gets on that you think Lowery won't economic horrible with runners to score is terrible. And analysis strength last year right. Me -- at sixteen errors. -- off the -- plus a toss up Lowery played every game at short archer -- routed through 65 times when he would hit do you think it makes sixteen errors in the second half of the season now."

" Now though he'd give -- the -- and I think and we talked about this a couple of weeks ago when another ball went under Lugo is club and we can't go left side. And the pitchers get tired of that because you're supposed to be illegal be left it's easier than go when he right. It's easy to make cute to get the ball and make the pro. And they look and they think it's an out they think it's 6463. In right and that goes in the center field and eventually these pitchers are gonna just. I guess they but their time they roll their eyes and they live with -- they eventually going to say can we get a real short stuff on here to make those plays."

" Every couple weeks a good Major League shortstop gets a ball to the second base side right of second base in the least knocks it down -- to run from scoring from second or something like that can you remember personal I can remember a policy of every of every game -- I never ever ever ever ever getting the ball on the second base side of second base. I I think you can count on the fingers and toes of of what you have you know in your shoes and gloves the times he's got the ball directly behind second right and and an animal and many many guys and we have a ball just in the left and in the in the hall and the."

" Argument has been well they're doing okay without. Without any until they -- shortstop -- you got a chance to gets to shortstop. Could you get a shortstop was not. Automatic -- not he who's -- capable of driving in runs like like Lugo is. And gimmick plays in the field the -- I -- chance to win the job. And then in six weeks will have some -- discussed focus the question would be what do you do with Lugo mean. I think most guys on this team would step right back into the role let's face it the half a dozen MVP candidate right. In all stars up and -- lineup this is one exception to that even Barrett tech if he were to get hurt. Would step right back into the job right you know it's given his team and don't know can't you do do not give mr. and I didn't Lowery does any 370 threes big inferred that Sean -- I'm I I think he should get them. Because I -- keep hearing about. Barry Bonds and what -- and clearly it's the production I don't understand I will get I would take Sean Casey right now as my DH over Barrett on I would do. And I don't see -- is the one -- well clearly he's a better average hitter yet. He'll hit two more doubles them beaten most base hit some of them singles ultimately just to make him doubles. But he'll get on base at a good person and emissaries at stabilizing clubhouse presence that junkies this and bring along and and Barry Bonds gets on -- prolific Sosa and we'll pay Casey maybe not a bonds' rate the case he's got one for 28 PP -- pretty damn good progress and I implant regularly. I would just say. Let him DH against right handers as long as Ortiz is it."

" For second back to Lowry Lugo and understand and I admit this Tuesday they granted a snapshot judgment. What are your eyes tell you in the time -- Lowrie playing defense and defense only here. -- Lugo. I mean don't is that he's better. Management seems more naturally seems smoother he seems less and it'll make a couple throwing errors here a couple of go bounce balls slightly off his glove which bars -- scale -- now I'm just idiots like he's going to -- play of -- ball out of the ball is it to --"

" Has baggage and it's -- oh thinkin' yeah you pick when he goes was lefties vacant I can't go to my left right if they can. When he's coming in and he has no time to make the throw all the diameter I gotta make this throw and -- just it just not working now reminds me rent to read. Unfortunately if if renteria -- A lot of little compared him but he's the -- lot of money and shortstop who a little skittish yeah play your books and will see how La -- does. I think. Right now there's no dilemma right now elect can play but in six weeks is going to be one because you can see -- the recent history what the Red -- of them the shortstop position. Beg the the the approach maybe sometimes the living in -- nothing yet to -- out. Yeah if he plays well at the -- well -- shortstop right and the only problem is on loan Lugo mean he does not -- wannabe utility guy. -- He's not going to just sit on the -- And no one's gonna wanna -- replaced Youkilis and a proposed deal with -- to -- and you know what she -- you know what -- to -- that you could make the case that -- National League player -- on him and -- and make the all star team in the national title is there's do you honestly think that anyone would look at -- and we salvageable and he that as a whole situation that's money they're going to have the -- marsh field."