Julio Lugo

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. 

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attle for shortstop this season and see where each guy stands.  As of March 12, Jed Lowrie and Julio Lugo seem pretty even – on paper anyway.  Jed has played in two more games than Julio and thus has four more plate appearances, giving him a total of twenty four chances to produce at the dish.  While they both have nine hits, two doubles and four RBI’s, Lugo is hanging on to a better OBP and AVG (.478/.450).  I like the fact that Lugo has a nice OBP right now because of his speed.  If he can find himself on the base paths, he’s no doubt a threat to score every time.  Lowrie, however, is hitting the ball well, with two 3-baggers and a slugging percentage of .625!  Right now Lowrie is leading the spring squad in triples.  Nice.

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We've got Julio Lugo. We've got JD Drew. We don't need A. J. Burnett.

Go sign a big bat to go along with David Ortiz. Go sign a fourth outfielder. Go sign an affordable, more reliable starter - Derek Lowe, anybody? - but please, in the name of Jose Offerman, don't go after this guy.

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bsp; Hopefully he can keep this up, seeing as we have so injuries, as mentioned before. 

-Julio Lugo:  There was a lot of talk of Lugo today on 850 AM WEEI’s “Big Sho

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otation, after missing almost 3 months with a back problem, after a positive rehab start yesterday. Julio Lugo is probably done for the year and Jed Lowrie will be the everyday shortstop down t

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Both JD Drew and possibly Julio Lugo, who has been out since the All-Star break, are expected to be back within a couple of weeks. Bartolo Colon is expected back soon as well to help in either the rotation or the bullpen.

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3B - Mike Lowell
RF - JD Drew
1B - Kevin Youkilis
C - Jason Varitek
SS - Julio Lugo

Exhibit B: The Red Sox lineup, Friday night
CF - Jacoby Ellsbury
3B - Jed Lowrie

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ugliest pitchers ever to don a Sox uniform, as an aside), that Jed Lowrie would have more RBI than Julio Lugo, that Manny would take his Manny show to the left coast, that Jason Varitek would be struggling to hit .220, that Kevin Youkilis would be the team's most feared power hitter, and that David Ortiz would miss the bulk of the first half with an injury - I'd probably have predicted that the Sox would finish fourth in the American League East.

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As Red Sox nation already knows, shortstop Julio Lugo went down on the 15 day disabled list with a strained left quadricep. In 82 games, Lugo has struggled offensively and defensively; commiting 16 errors with 1 homerun and only 22 RBIs. However, an injury to Lugo gave rookie Jed Lowrie a chance to prove himself and he has done just that.

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When the Boston Red Sox signed Short Stop Julio Lugo, I had mix reactions.  So far, I have been feeling those exact feelings still.  He has not done much for the Red Sox in terms of Defense and Offense that a man like Alex Cora could do.    

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e numbers are not A-Rod worthy by any stretch.  In fact, those numbers are more reminiscent of Julio Lugo than of allegedly the best player in baseball.

Manny, on the other hand, has faired a bit better than Alex Rodriguez, to put it mildly.  In his past three postseasons (2007, 2005 and 2004), Manny has hit .348, .300 and .350 respectively, all while hitting 8 home runs, compiling 40 hits, 69 total bases and driving in 31 runs.  And, just for the record, he hit .412 in the 2004 World Series, including one nail-in-the-coffin home run in St. Louis in the final game of the 2004 World Series.

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w three-year-long revolving door at the shortstop position, a spot currently manned by the maligned Julio Lugo, he of the undersized batting average and oversized error count.

But we can't talk about Lugo until we recap how we got here. Renteria turned out to be a complete failure, struggling to handle American League pitchers, American League grounders and a ravenous Boston press that didn't ease his transition. He may be the only Red Sox free agent whose English got worse as his stay with the team got longer. (What? Errors? I'm sorry, I don't understand.)

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On a final note, I truly love these players (the Lugos and Crisps of the world). These guys here are what link the Sox of the past (the Sox I grew up watching) to the new, confrangled, win-every-ye

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ext week as I continue around the league and pay homage to the other, equally deserving spazzes.)

Julio Lugo

Who else but Lugo, our erstwhile All-Clunker All-Star, to leadoff? Lugo’s salary this year ($6.5M) and next ($7.25) combined with his .264 batting average, 1HR and (Holy Toledo) 16 errors (be sure to keep a running-tally on that one) make him a cant-miss candidate for an All-Fumble-Team nod.

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So can we please talk about Jason Giambi's mustache for a second? First the guy admits to wearing a gold thong when he needs to break out of a slump (it's hard to imagine that's all he's "breaking out of" in that kind of attire). And now he goes ahead and grows a full-out, mid-80s, Magnum PI mustache. Add these two nuggets to the fact that he's one of the 3 sweatiest humans on the planet, and that he's a New York Yankee, and you have the grossest person in America. Ever. Period.

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The sox staged one of their best 9th inning rallies, but fell short when Julio Lugo grounded out stranding the tying run 90 feet away from home plate.

The Sox ending interleague play 8-7 this

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ed like Rocky Balboa at the end of the first Rocky movie.

One can only assume the throw came from Julio Lugo.

At the very least, we got to see Brandon Moss make his debut at first base. And what a debut it was - he kicked a grounder around long enough for me to make a sandwich and a run to score from third, a critical tally in such a tight game. But, alas, we must forgive young Brandon. He's still learning. And, to be honest, I like the kid. He was always the afterthought in the "Outfield of the Future" discussions about Ellsbury, David Murphy and himself. He's got a long way to go to catch up to the two of them - Ellsbury has already earned Freddy Lynn status among many Sox fans, and Murphy is more than holding his own in Texas - but Moss has a solid stroke. And he's just likeable. If only we could give JD Drew some of whatever personality Moss has, we'd have one heck of a rightfielder.

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ts in the ninth inning, giving Manny Ramirez the opportunity to tie the game up with a mere single. Julio Lugo also has 5 steals and even the self-proclaimed lead footed Dustin Pedroia has contributed 4 steals. In total, 7 different Boston players have successfully swiped a base so far this season.

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d argument in the fact that Lowrie is batting .375 and already has more RBI in only 15 at bats than Julio Lugo has so far this season. At some point Lowrie is going to force Boston to make a decision to make him the starter as he appears to be the shortstop of the future for the Red Sox. In this same blog earlier this spring, I touted that Lowrie could begin to challenge Lugo for his job by mid season. In fact, I still feel that way. However, Lowrie is still not ready to be the starting shortstop despite his early success.

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Somebody answer these two mind-boggling questions for me.  How does Julio Lugo get 36 million dollars over four years from the Boston Red Sox?  And why was Theo always drooling over him?  If he continues to get paid for the current brutal baseball clinic he’s been putting on, then that drool is going to turn into spit. 

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ar at AAA with a likely midseason callup and could put Boston is position to decide between him and Julio Lugo the following season.

Justin Masterson

Masterson is Boston’s most major league-ready pitcher. Primarily a starter in college and the minors, there is hope that he can start in the majors, though his future most likely projects to the bullpen. Masterson throws from a three-quarters arm slot and generates a lot of sink on his fastball which he throws in the high 80's to low 90's, resulting in a lot of ground balls. His out pitch is a plus a slider, however, his changeup has been slow in developing. We will definitely see him out of the Boston bullpen this season.

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The remaining seven averaged about 60 each. Just a little side note here: Julio Lugo was in the middle of this RBI pack (four above him, four below) with a total of 73 RBI. This placed him in a tie with Derek Jeter for 94th in MLB last year. Thinking of them as a single player, the Red Sox would rank 90th in MLB.

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