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• Buchholz had a really rough outing yesterday giving up hits to the first five batters he faced (he came in the game in the third). He’s competing with a rejuvenated Colon who threw a bullpen session yesterday and had “good movement and a fastball that reached 90 a few times”. This could get really interesting, folks.
• Terry Francona has decided that Pedroia is a moron and told the Boston Globe they could print it. The comment came after watching Pedroia “Dance With the Stars” for Mike Lowell’s charity.
• Curt’s going to have surgery. Just a gut feeling. This year is probably toast for him.
• Big Papi wants to ride it out in Boston for the next big contract. I don’t know how they’ll avoid paying him a ridiculous amount of money unless he gets hurt or has a crap year.
• Varitek will get a three year, $36 Million dollar deal. Just my guess. We’ll see if I’m right. Also, the Sox don’t seem to do this (publicly anyway), but they should give ‘Tek a Personal Services contract.
• Next stop on the rumor mill? Nowhere. It’s been unrealistically quiet this year (no problem there). Good feelings will occur when real games begin.
• Theo is the next one up for a big administrative contract. He’s rumored to currently pull in $1.8 Million/year. I think he’ll get a sizable bump; how can they not?
• Not too much noise on the center field competition, is there? Must be something happening with Crisp that we don’t know about…

Mike Lowell turns 34 today. Happy Birthday, man. It’s great to have you at 3rd for a few more years.

Three more years.

According to “a source”.

No overspending for something we don’t need. Check.

It looks like Lowell will either a) stick around Boston for the reported 3-year/$36 Million or b) wait to see if there’s a market once Cabrera (Marlins) is traded (if he’s traded, which I’m sure he will be).

As far as I’m concerned, it’s best not to mess with a good thing, and this counts for both sides. Sure, Lowell could wait and see the market open up in the next 30 to 45 days, but he could also cut himself out of a deal by waiting for a market that never appears. It works well for the Sox that they’re playing the typical (new Red Sox typical, not old Harrington typical) “we’re very happy to pay you what we think you’re worth and we genuinely would like to keep you, but don’t push it” card.

Someday I’ll need to dump my thoughts on the Harrington regime and how it ruined my otherwise magical summer of 1986.

Mike couldn’t get them to budge from their reported 12.5 Million/year/3 years deal, so he swim with the fishes and sharks. Too bad. I think not getting this done leaves a bad taste on everyone’s tongue even if he does re-sign.

The Cy goes out for the AL today at 2:00… Will it be Beckett (20-7, 3.27 ERA) or Sabbathia (19-7, 3.21 ERA)… ?

Hmmm…