But then again, the Red Sox already had a bullpen that was second-to-none in baseball (Papelbon, Okajima, Timlin, Delcarmen, and the just-recently added Tavarez) before they added Eric Gagne.Here's my question. Why did they need this guy? Granted they didn't give up a whole lot to get him (Gabbard, Murphy, and teen Engel Beltre) but I bet true, die hard, Sox fans would rather have seen a bona fide leadoff hitter coming their way than another arm (Kenny Lofton would have been nice, but he's back with the Tribe for a third time).
They're now averaging just over 6 runs a game in the second half thanks largely in part to a pair of 10+ run games against the White Sox, plus Cliff Lee and three games against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. But guess what? The White Sox, Cliff Lee, and the D-Rays won't be around in October. The Sox are going to be up against pitchers like Verlander, Bonderman, Sabathia, Carmona, Lackey, Escobar, and if they're lucky, Maine, Pedro, Penny, Zambrano, Hudson, Smotlz, Peavy, or Webb.
Papi, Manny, Youk, and Lowell want to eat. But is Julio Lugo really the guy you want setting your table?
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I'm sure they wouldn't have hated to see Jermaine Dye in right field either instead Drew or Wily Mo.
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