Maybe Bloom is a Nutty Professor type. That's the nickname Joe Kerrigan earned in his short and ugly stint as Sox manager. Pulling lineups out a hat and the like. Maybe Bloom is unconventional to a fault. Like, we signed Kike to be a center fielder or second baseman, but what the heck, maybe he'll be great at short! McGuire and Wong, pretty untested guys, but what the heck, maybe they'll do the job...they're plenty cheap, at least!