http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/392 Recent articles about Julio Lugo en-us The Red Sox have lost 4 of 5 by one stinkin' run. Leads have been blown, rallies have been squashed... something needs to be done. Red Sox Nation needs to unite and don their rally caps... Together we may be able to turn the tide here... it's can't hurt, right? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:49:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285442 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285442 My friends and I like to play a game we call the before & afters. We match sports players/managers/personnel last names up with another sports figure with the same first name. It can be fun and quite creative. After brainstorming through the Major League, On Deck Sports proudly presents the top 10 before & after names of baseball. The winner(s) is probably the best before & after I've heard, period, unless our viewers can take the cake and come up with a better number one. And so we begin… [...] Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:22:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285271 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285271 What do these 2 lists of players have in common? Chone Figgins Asdrubal Cabrera Gregor Blanco Luis Castillo Marco Scutaro Austin Kearns Joey Gathright Brian Schneider Shannon Stewart Julio Lugo David Eckstein Ryan Theriot Jason Bartlett Jamey Carroll Carlos Ruiz Juan Pierre Matt Treanor Daric Barton Andruw Jones Cesar IzturisClint Barmes Eric Hinske Corey Hart Miguel Olivo Jose Guillen Alex Rodriguez Evan Longoria Carlos Lee Cody Ross Jermaine Dye Josh Hamilton Alfonso Soriano Ryan Ludwick Chase Utley Ryan Doumit Ryan Braun Dan Uggla Lance Berkman Mike Jacobs Marcus Thames Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:53:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284009 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284009 As Julio Lugo's defensive struggles continue — the shortstop has 12 errors — he has become less eager to talk about it. It stands to reason, of course. But it doesn't help explain the balls that keep kicking off his glove or the throws he short hops to first base. Tue, 27 May 2008 12:04:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271399 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271399 Three RBI for Moises Alou yesterday, Joe Crede 2-for-4 with a homer and Oliver Perez dominating the Yankees. In other words, welcome a typical Sunday for my bench. Yes, one day before I can insert any of the three into my lineup, they go nuts. Then, a la Mike Cameron two weeks ago, I'll put them in and they will go 1-for-20. Mon, 19 May 2008 10:18:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/268520 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/268520 See the video at The Bottom Line. Thu, 08 May 2008 08:11:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264709 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264709 It was a battle between two of the best offenses in the league, but it took an error and a broken bat single for the Tigers to beat the Red Sox last night... get the recap at The Bottom Line. Thu, 08 May 2008 07:37:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264691 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264691 Say what you want about Coco Crisp and his vocal unhappiness about being a backup outfielder; but don't you ever say that he doesn't have a sense of humor. When asked about the new speedier Boston team (their 26 stolen bases this season is the same as the amount of homeruns they've hit), Crisp came back with this gem: "But now we do [have speed]; Me, Ellsbury, Lugo, and Manny [Ramírez]. I think when you have the capabilities of stealing a base on a baseball team, it gives a different dynamic to your baseball team as well as having power." That is pure gold how he just slipped Manny's name in there. I'm sure it's no coincidence that a couple of days ago Ramirez stole his first base in 3 years. Mon, 05 May 2008 10:23:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263560 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263560 The look in this picture is not the respectful nod of a man who's just been bested in a fair fight. It's the bitter face of a man who's just been struck out for the seventh time in 17 career at-bats, by a former teammate he doesn't seem to like. Sun, 04 May 2008 22:11:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263432 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263432 As runners were crossing the finish line for the Boston Marathon the Red Sox were crossing the plate with 8 runs and a sweep of the Texas Rangers. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:12:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/252412 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/252412 Westbrook was pitching decently, Betancourt was waiting in the wings, and the Red Sox needed to hold the Tribe down with Julian Tavarez, who, quite honestly, inspires as much confidence as Hubert H. Humphrey these days. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:23:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/237802 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/237802 While the idea of community projections has existed in blog circles for a while, I haven't seen any real good breakdown as to if those projections were more accurate in aggregate vs. any single individual or experts predictions. So here is what I propose to you today; let's find out. All you have to do is click on the links below to fill out a form for each player asking for predictions for the following statistics; AVG, OBP, SLG, HR, RBI, SB and for pitchers - Wins, Losses, ERA, Strike Outs/9 IP, IP, and Saves. If you would like to provide your name or MVN "handle", it will only be used to call out how correct, or incorrect you are at the end of the season. If you would rather not provide any information linking yourself to your predictions and providing a layer of plausible deniability, feel free to leave it blank. Lastly, please provide the team you root for on a regular basis. Could it be that the collective intelligence of Yankee fans about Red Sox players is more accurate than the fans that live and die all things Sox? We will hopefully find out. Follow the story link to participate... Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:12:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/217674 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/217674 It's a little less then 12 hours now untill the Red Sox are in action. The hame in Japan will be intense! I dont know what to say or pick who is going to win these two games in Japan. I wont to pick the sox but i dont know how the time difference will effect them. A lot of sports webs, ESPN, Comcast Sports all those things are saying the Sox do have what it takes to win it again. I say the Sox go BACK TO BACK. Yea they have some Pitching problems and Ortiz (David) isnt hitting well but they are stacked. I mean come on!!! Go Luck Sox Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:07:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/216778 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/216778 Those of you who drafted Aaron Fultz as the sleeper lefty for you fantasy team, time to pull the plug. The Tribe realized it was plug-pulling time today, telling the lefty reliever he would not make the 25-man roster. They will either eat his $1.5 million salary or designate and trade him. Fultz was somewhat useful as a lefty out of the pen in the early part of last season, until a pulled muscle in his rib cage kept him out of action for five weeks. After that he was, at best, unreliable. (I'm in a mood to be kind). This spring he was just plain awful. I'm fine with the decision to cut Fultz. It's the decision on how to replace him that I'm not sure about. Craig Breslow, put on waivers by the Red Sox and picked up by the Tribe yesterday, is expected to be handed a spot on the roster, primarily because he is left-handed. He's already 27 and has had only two cups of coffee in the majors. The Tribe hasn't said Breslow will make the club for sure, but you don't pick up a guy in the last week of spring training with no minor league options left, and then create a hole in your bullpen, unless you're planning to hand the job to the guy you just picked up. I can't comment with any degree of credibility on Breslow, since I know virtually nothing about him beyond what the numbers tell us. Breslow went 2-3 with a 4.06 ERA in 49 games for Triple-A Pawtucket last year. He struck out 73 and walked 25 in 68 2/3 innings pitched. I can say this. I work with lots of Red Sox fans and they all snickered when mentioning the Tribe's pickup of Breslow. I guess we'll find out soon enough. The final spot in the pen will go to Tom Mastny, Scott Elarton or Jorge Julio. My money is on Julio for his back-of-the pen experience. Meanwhile, the Tribe did make a final decision on its starting rotation. Cliff Lee - as expected - took the fifth spot, with Aaron Laffey and Jeremy Sowers headed for Buffalo. Still, Mark Shapiro remains impressed with Laffey: "When he came into camp this year, it was the first time he came in with expectations and people knowing who he was. It took him a while to get comfortable with that. As he got comfortable in camp, he was the same guy, just throwing ground balls, relying on his strengths and competitiveness." Ditto Jeremy Sowers: "It was as good an arm strength as we've seen. His command of his secondary pitches needs to keep getting better. If it does, we have a guy who can definitely impact our big league rotation this year. I'm really excited about where Jeremy is right now." The good news is the Tribe is at least seven-deep in starters, while the big bashers from Motown are having trouble finding five guys to throw out there. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:43:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/216769 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/216769 The Sox are going to have 30 players making the trip to Tokyo for the exhibition and season opening games. 28 players can be on the roster for the opener, but only 25 can be active. In addition to this list, Curt Schilling (60-day DL) will be coming with the team for moral support or something of the sort. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:18:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/209088 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/209088