I was never a huge fan of Nick Green, and I still don’t think he’s as good of a player as most Red Sox fans seem to believe he is.  However, he’s done a lot of things right and not many things wrong over the course of this season, and that is exactly the opposite of what you can say about his main job competition (Julio Lugo).  With Jed Lowrie playing in his first rehab game for Pawtucket and set to return to the lineup soon, Nick Green just may have given himself the extra bit of job security he needs to stick for the remainder of the season.

The Pesky Pole walk-off HR from yesterday afternoon really represents the 2009 Nick Green Odyssey quite well.  It wasn’t really hit tremendously well, but it was hit in the right place at the right time, and it helped the Red Sox win.  Expect Nick Green to inheret Alex Cora’s role when Jed Lowrie returns to full strength.

Some other notes from the game:

• Thanks, Blue: the non-strike call on J.D. Drew (right before he hit the go-ahead RBI) was probably the worst non-strike call I’ve seen this season.  Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones were rightfully incensed.  If Jim Leyland was managing, he probably would have had a heart attack right there on the field.
• Tim Wakefield was mediocre, and considering Josh Beckett’s masterful performance on Saturday, the All-Star hopes continue to dwindle for the knuckleballer.
• Daisuke to the DL (catcher Dusty Brown gets called up).  Matsuzaka is suffering from a case of Johnwasdinitis, but the official diagnosis is “weak shoulder”.  Whatever.  The folks who hate the World Baseball Classic are being handed some juicy fodder on a silver platter here.

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