Youk Of The Nation

Tom Glavine will own. That is all.

Depth? Youk was a third baseman pretty much all of his Minor League Career. No one (except me, heh) thought he would do anything more than a half-decent job at first base. Most people figured JT would be playing two or three games a week. Now Youkilis is batting .310 with 21 RBI and is among the top ten in OBP and pitches per at bat, as well as making Gold Glove plays at first. Defensively, Youk has had 150+ career chances to make an error at first and HAS NOT MADE ONE YET. Hee-Sop Choi is a better offensive pinch-hit option than JT Snow, a notoriously mediocre hitter. If Youk does get hurt for a week, then we have Hee-Sop Choi, who is decent enough offensively to figure in a game, and good enough defensively (a la Doug Mientinddfgdwicz) to not be a liability. If LOWELL gets hurt for a week, then Youk can take third and Choi can take first with the same results, as Youk can play third just as well as hes been playing first. JT Snow can do the exact same thing as Choi, except hes a liability at the plate. He may have six Gold Gloves, but six Gold Gloves arent really nessecary for a player in the position that JT or Hee-Sop are here for. Send JT where he can get the playing time he deserves.

I usually dont hate on players because I see potential or I KNOW theyll be good...Youk for one, Lowell and Loretta for another. However, I really feel the need to say that WILLIE HARRIS IS COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY USELESS.

Humans: Sentient Horses: Not

Haunts your nightmares, does it?

Genius! Im never going to lose this reputation, am I?

That whole game was a travesty. Billy Wagner needs to die.

Yeah, that bugged me too. We're still first, and the Yankees still made four today.

Mike Gonzalez just struck out the side in order to end the Cleveland/Pittsburgh game, Bucs win 9-6, Jason Bay hit two homers, a three run shot and a solo. Nice.

Timlins ERA now at 0.96

I should lock it just in case.

Nine pitches, all strikes. Sox win.

I think Cook and Francis would be considered much better if King and Mesa wouldnt screw up their performances so much.

Haha, our A-Gon is better than theirs.

*Decking AJ on National Television, then.

Pujols hit his 21st, a three run shot.

Nevermind. It changed.

Looking back this is really wise.

JT showing off the Gold Glove. Shouldve put in Lowell and moved Youk to first.

Touche I just dont want to wear him out. I say let him pitch the 8th and if he gets to more than 20 pitches, take him out and let Tavarez or Foulke finish the game.

7 pitch inning for Beckett, most likely his last. Lowell to pinch hit next time?

Finally, Barrett unleashes the combined frustration of the thousands of people who really dont like AJ Piersynzki. They should add some new awards for the season: Gold Glove Silver Slugger Cy Young MVP Injuring AJ Piersynzki

I love Youk and even I didnt realize the extent and usefulness of his speed until he beat out that infield single to set up Loretta's walk-off on Patriots Day.

The Sox are suddenly all over the extra bases.

I hope no one forgets in the wake of Becketts dinger that Youk, again, hit his first career triple!