Can’t have a team of the decade without a bench, right? Ever since Nomar left midway through 2004, the shortstop position has been a revolving door. Second base was inconsistent between Marty Barrett and Dustin Pedroia. And last year, even the backup infield position was in flux, something that continues to this day.
It seems rather strange, then, to know that for four years we knew who our backup middle infielder was, and we liked him. He was good.
He was Alex Cora.
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Julio Lugo’s fate next season has seemingly rested as much in the arms of the Detroit Tigers as the Boston Red Sox.
With talks between the Tigers and Red Sox regarding any potential swap of overpriced pitchers looking to rebound (Nate Robertson, Dontrelle Willis) and overpriced shortstops looking for redemption (Julio Lugo) seemingly dead in the water, the Detroit Tigers may make a move that makes it even more likely that Julio Lugo remains a Red Sox in 2009.
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Once a week, you’ll hear from numerous Red Sox bloggers on the Internet on a Red Sox related issue, and we’ll aggregate the answers here. Answers are placed in the [...]
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Jason Bay and Jed Lowrie may be new to a Boston uniform, but they’ve proven unbelievably crucial to the Red Sox season.
Jed Lowrie, despite his .258/.339 line on the season [...]
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According to Danny Knobler of CBS Sportsline, the Red Sox are deep into negotiations with the Chicago White Sox to acquire former starting shortstop Juan Uribe.
Uribe, 29, is wrapping up [...]
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When Julio Lugo went down, it was almost as if an audible sigh of relief was heard across New England. No one, well most people at least, wouldn’t wish [...]
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May saw the Red Sox go 17-12 and a concerning trend arise: road struggles. Three straight wins in Baltimore seem to be the cure, but can the Red Sox keep [...]
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Billy Beane has been quoted saying that the first two months show you what you have, the next two are spent acquiring what you need and the final two is [...]
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Quickly updating a busy day for roster moves;
Alex Cora was activated from the DL and will start for a still woozy Julio Lugo at SS tonight.
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Another season, another Month to Month! The Red Sox got off to a pretty good start. There’s been a ton of storylines so far this month, but for the most [...]
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