Mikey is back and looks good – Mike Lowell was in the lineup last night against the Yankees, holding down the four spot in between Ortiz and Drew. That is a pretty solid 3-4-5 if you ask me. Mikey had his first fielding opportunity of the spring in the first inning which turned into an inning-ending double play. He then led off in the second inning and took a high fastball from Chien-Ming Wang deep over the left field fence for a solo shot. Lowell hit a single later in the same inning as the Sox batted through the lineup and tallied 7 runs.
Lugo and an MRI – After leaving the game in the first inning because of a pain in his right knee, lugo received an MRI but has yet to learn the results. Lugo seems a bit worried.
"It's been pain," Lugo said. "It's been pain, no doubt about that. Yesterday, it just gave up on me ... and I just couldn't move. I just couldn't run."
As we all know by now, Lugo is competing with Jed Lowrie for the starting shortstop position. This should be interesting as we find out more.
Lester here for another five – It seems as though Jon Lester will be pitching, here in Boston, for a few more years anyway. Yahoo! Sports had reported that Lester and the Red Sox had agreed to a 5-year contract extension worth $30 million and a $13 million team option for 2014. An announcement is expected to be made on Sunday. Another great move by Theo!!
Sox interested in Barry Bonds? – Nope. I guess Bonds’ agent sent a letter to the Sox and 29 other major league teams in an attempt to get him a job for this season. The Red Sox passed. I don’t think we’ll see Barry Bonds on a roster for any team this year…..maybe never again.
Keywords: Barry Bonds, Boston Red Sox, Chien-Ming Wang, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Mike Lowell
