Mike Lowell: Historic 3rd Baseman

Mike Lowell is now in the Red Sox record books as the all-time club leader for RBIs in a season. This guy has been amazing this year and I can’t imagine how incredibly proud he must feel after slumping for a two-year period, then come back and kick collective buttocks.

Typically throughout his career, Mike Lowell has taken a sort of dive in the second half. This time, Manny got hurt, and Mike comes in to the 4 spot (thereby allowing Ortiz to keep his comfortable spot in the lineup) and driving in runs like no other third baseman in the history of the organization.

When his bloated contract came as part of the deal with Beckett, I and many other people said, “Well, at least his defense is solid.”

Notes:

• Barry took his last hacks as a professional baseball player. I know he’s not retired, but he’s not playing this weekend and something tells me he’ll be a little busy playing a whole new type of defense next year.
• With Lester not doing too well (how can you get 9 strikeouts and still give up 4 ER is beyond me), he probably won’t make it to the first post season roster. I seriously doubt he’ll be on the roster at all, but we’ll see.
• Gagne really isn’t doing all that well, is he? Wow. If they “need him” so much, he better try not throwing any more fastballs.
• The magic number is two.
• The Yankees are officially in the post season. I can’t believe how hard they charged to get back to the playoffs.