- This month will be the last of the Hazel Mae’s tenure on NESN. The buxom anchorwoman has been a fixture here since 2004, and has made quite a name for herself since migrating from the frigid wasteland that is Toronto. We’ve all heard the arguments for eye-candy versus intelligent analysis when rating television sports anchors. At the risk of sounding like a meat head, my taste falls firmly in the “eye-candy” camp (there’s plenty of other avenues to gain insight on sports). Here’s hoping Hazel is replaced by someone with similar…qualifications.
- Congratulations to Ken Griffey Jr. on #600. He’s gone about it relatively quietly, but there is an argument to be made that he is the best player in baseball history, depending on how you gauge the talent from the 1950′s, 1920′s, ect.
- Infield prospect Jed Lowrie is back in Pawtucket and has picked up where he left off with the bat, hitting .298/.392/.488 on the year, and .400 in his last 10 games. Meanwhile, Julio Lugo’s OPS+ is down to 82…
- Another prospect on the rise: former 1st Round pick Jason Place. After a miserable 2007 debut, the outfielder is absolutely combustible in Lancaster right now, hitting .469/.564/.906 in the month of June.
- The Projo updates us on a couple of convalescing Sox: Daisuke Matsuzaka was throwing long-toss and Jacoby Ellsbury took batting practice with no problems.
- Just a reminder, today’s game begins 1 hour early, at 6:05 PM. Something about a hoops game tonight? Which brings me to one last point…
- Beat L.A.
