Youkilis Is Fine, Sox Are Not
7/6/10: Rays 3, Red Sox 2
The Sox had another massive injury scare last night when Kevin Youkilis, one of the last few regular position players not on the DL, had to leave the game with pain in his right ankle. The team’s loss to the Rays can be directly attributed to Youkilis’ departure, as Tampa Bay was then able to intentional walk David Ortiz to pitch to Youk’s replacement (the offensively-anemic Niuman Romero).
Fortunately and surprisingly, it appears that Youkilis is fine, and should be ready to play today.
Notes & Takeaways:
- Imagine what the general reaction would be if it were J.D. Drew who left the game and allowed the Rays to ILBB their way to victory, only to shrug off the injury immediately after the game ended.
- It looks like the final AL All-Star roster spot is down to Youkilis and Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher. Here, let’s be objective: Player A is hitting .296/.375/.509 in 332 plate appearances, and plays mediocre corner-outfield defense. Player B is hitting .299/.416/.589 in 339 plate appearances, and plays excellent 1B defense. Oh, I almost forgot to mention: the American league currently only has 2 first basemen on the roster. Who would you pick?
- David Ortiz will participate in this year’s Home Run Derby. Not something I would have predicted in April.
- Josh Beckett will make his first rehab start in Pawtucket on Sunday.
- Just a quick note on the insanity that is the Lebron James sweepstakes: I’m predicting that he ends up with the Chicago Bulls. Assuming that the Bulls and the NY Knicks are the two finalists, Chicago has too many advantages over NY:
- The obvious reason is that the Bulls are a much better team than the Knicks, and their future is much brighter.
- In NY, Lebron would have to play second fiddle to Derek Jeter’s rapidly expanding forehead. The Jets and the Giants also get much more love than the local hoops team. In Chicago, the Bulls are much more appreciated. Lebron is revealing himself to be a bit of an egomaniac, so these things will definitely be a factor.
- Chicago is a nicer city than NY. NY has the advantage of scale, but that’s about it.
- Chicago is closer to where he grew up.
Looks like Youkilis needed to use his twitter account more :)
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/07/swisher_in_youk.html
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