survivinggrady.com - 8/5/2008
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With all of Red Sox Nation, and most of the free world, focused on Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay, people may be missing an emerging star. Jed Lowrie has quietly stepped in for the ailing Julio Lugo and brought a little sizzle to the shortstop position. Since returning to the big club on July 12th, Lowrie has batted .283 with 11 RBI in 15 games. Oh, and no errors. That's pretty good baseball ...
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Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports —
... “With all of Red Sox Nation, and most of the free world, focused on Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay, people may be missing an emerging star. Jed Lowrie has quietly stepped in for the ailing Julio Lugo and brought a little sizzle to the shortstop position.” (Surviving Grady) ...
Bay leads Sox to victory with wacky double
The Bottom Line —
... mixing his fastball and curve, much like Gil Meche had done the night before. In the end, he fanned 7 through 6 1/3 innings. Jason Bay's continued success in a Red Sox uniform is a welcome sight... but there were a few other bright spots from last night's game as well. 1) Jed Lowrie's 2-run triple in the 7th was just the kind of hit we've come NOT to expect from Julio Lugo. He was just 1 for 5 on the night, but he's batting .368 with a double, 2 triples and 9 RBI this month... as Surviving Grady wrote yesterday, a well-placed banana peel near Lugo's locker ...
Bottom Line: Jed Lowrie should remain the starting short-stop
Lansdowne 9 —
... Red Sox Nation would prefer Lugo stay in that pool for the rest of the season, but he’s likely to be healthy again come September – just in time to steal time from Lowrie and make crucial errors during a pennant race… but as Surviving Grady put it – a well-placed banana peel could solve that problem. ...
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