Red Sox: Curt Schilling on the Shelf, Bartolo Colon in the Closet

Heading out for a hot date, you reach for the shelf and see that your tried and true scent is not there.  No reason to fret.  Simply peak into the closet for the best of what’s left, and you’re all set. In this metaphor, it’s the Boston Red Sox who are grooming for an outing.  And the hot date?  Well, that’s the 2008 baseball season…and it’s just around the corner.  The shelf?  That’s the BoSox pitching staff, while the “tried and true” old favorite is our very own Curt Schilling.  The closet represents the free agent pool, and the best of what’s left is Bartolo Cologne…I mean, Colon. This whole scenario mimics the events of the late preseason move in Beantown when Colon was signed to a one-year minor league deal worth about $1.2 million—of course, that’s if he does in fact make the 40-man roster at Spring Training’s end.  The move is described as a “no-risk, ... (link)