A few odds, a few ends. Consider the mighty Red Sox.
Boston still holds a comfortable 9 game lead in the AL East. Curiously, they haven't won a series against an AL team since May. They've lost 9 of their last 11 games against AL opposition. As is their custom, they fattened up against the NL (10-5 in June). They've got a nice seven game homestand coming up against two of the AL's weaker teams (Texas and Tampa) - what if they continue to stumble?
Yankees fans are bewildered and distraught - Miguel Cairo as the starting first baseman will do that to people. Something not altogether unlike Panic is wafting through the breeze. My recommendation is to Enjoy the Moment. For one thing, it may not last. This team is better than 36-39...
Yesterday's winning pitchers included Greg Maddux (340), Tom Glavine (297), and John Smoltz (202). Damn, that's lot of wins. It was the first time the three had ever picked up a win on the same day. Between the three of them, they pitched 18 innings, allowing just 1 run.
Ricciardi was asked what happens to Adam Lind when Reed Johnson returns. His response was basically "wait and see" because who knows - maybe someone else will have been injured in the meantime. He acknowledged that Lind has struggled a bit in his first prolonged exposure to major league pitching. But, in his player's defence: a) it's a tough league, most players need some time to adjust; b) Lind has hit everywhere he's gone, and Ricciardi is positive he'll be a good hitter in the major leagues; c) over a full season his numbers work out to something like 18 homers and 70 RBIs, so he hasn't exactly been a black hole.
He was also asked if there had been any thought given to Chacin returning as a reliever. Evidently not - the assumption is that Chacin will take over the fifth spot "unless Josh takes off and runs with it."
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