And the Beantown baseball news keeps getting better - Schilling is signed and Kevin Youkilis got a well deserved Gold Glove! For those not in the know, Youkilis began his career as a third baseman and shifted over to first base full-time in 2006, thanks to the BoSox having Gold Glove Mike Lowell on third. Youk did not commit an error at first this year (he made three errors in 13 games at third base). He has played an AL-record 190 straight games at first base without an error, a streak that is only three short of the major league mark set by Steve Garvey from 1983-85 and we know that record is heading South! He'd be two games closer had he played those two WS games, but he'll get there.
Papi had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee yesterday, but he'll be right as rain by Spring training.
Allowing myself a bit of schadenfreude, I'm enjoying seeing absolutely nobody leap to the A-Rod negotiation table. Scott Boras is looking for a ten year, $350 million offer before A-Rod even sits down at that table. I'm hoping that this will be it, the price tag that's just too damn high. A-Rod is in his prime right now, and he's looking for that kind of money for ten years? Didn't he just opt out of the last five years of his $250 million ten year deal with the Yankees? Does he really believe he'll be worth all that when he's 42 years old? More to the point, do Boras and A-Rod really believe anyone believes that? Are these people insane? Did you know Mike Lowell is less than 1-1/2 years older than A-Rod??
Re-sign Mike Lowell!!
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
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Did Papi have his surgery in Boston I'm hoping.. Maybe Youk took him in for his pre-surg-appt??? Just to cheer him up laughing about those two missed games in the WS that Papi played? LOL
ReplyDeleteA well deserved Gold Glove indeed!
Papi was at Mass General. Believe me, I thought about that, especially since the Queen and I share our knee surgeon with Schilling, and since I saw Youk at St. Elsewhere just the other day!
ReplyDeleteI want someone to explain why the Red Sox are willing to pay JD Drew $70 million for five years, and won't pony up $48-50 million for a 4-year contract for Lowell. If he didn't have a single at bat during that fourth year, he'd be worth having in the clubhouse as an assistant coach and a positive influence.
ReplyDeleteAnd if this was Lowell's best year, when is A-Rod's, next year? Do we really need someone with his attitude in the clubhouse, sitting next to his pal Manny? I don't see a single advantage from that combo, but I can see it making things a whole lot worse. Bad attitudes are contagious, and A-Rod's is virulent. If he couldn't get along with Derek Jeter, shouldn't the bells be dinging in every GM's head?