March 16th, 2009 •
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Baseball, Spring Training • Tagged as Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, World Baseball Classic
Fort Myers has finally experienced some excitement over the past week, with injuries to Dustin Pedroia and Julio Lugo, which we’ve now learned aren’t as worrisome as initially thought. Both injuries were acquired in typical spring fashion: Lugo’s by rounding a base, Pedroia’s by swinging a bat. Here’s the difference: Lugo hurt himself in a Spring [...]
February 23rd, 2009 •
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Red Sox • Tagged as Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo, Shortstop
One of the biggest running stories of spring training is the position battle between newcomer Jed Lowrie and veteran Julio Lugo. Red Sox Nation has seemed to be collectively pulling for Jed Lowrie, and with good reason. In recent memory, the Sox farm system has produced the likes of Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, [...]