December 17, 2006
Drew's Shoulder
Dodger Thoughts quotes the Boston Herald and Will Carroll on why the J.D. Drew deal remain pending. There seems to be a bit of a shoulder problem there. 6-4-2 Notes that this makes DePodesta's contract to J.D. look a lot better.
Mlb.com says there's a report from the Globe that Drew is going to get a second opinion on the shoulder. Who knows? If the Sox get little or nothing from Drew this year, it could be a nasty season. The team has really tumbled since 2004, and Dice-K probably can't turn things around all by his lonesome self. By the way, the Globe published a better translation of Matsuzaka's press conference, which helped.
One thing's for sure: Jerry Trupiano won't be around to broadcast the games. The 14-year partnership with Joe Castiglione has been broken.