Sports: Dodgers' Furcal keeps his play at All-Star level | furcal, game, came

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SportsBrief - May 6
Published 5/6/2008 by Matt Olson at SportsHubLA
Some had declared Rafael Furcal’s massive contrast a bust. Those individuals are doing 180s so fast they’re getting whiplash. Mark Whicker explains how the Dodgers shortstop is playing at an All-Star level so far this season. And there are no signs of him slowing down. ...

Would the Sox have interest in Furcal?
Published 5/6/2008 by Tim Daloisio at Fire Brand of the American League
... and is going to be expensive; he will command the type of deal that few teams can afford. He’d be perfect fit for the Red Sox, with his .453 on-base percentage, if Boston looks to supplant Julio Lugo . He’s playing at an All-Star level , writes Mark Whicker.” I have a few reactions: 1. How do you get rid of Lugo’s contract? What do you do with him? 2. Is Furcal’s skillset really a necessary need for the Sox?? I think Ellsbury has the leadoff spot sewn up in Boston for the foreseeable future. 3. Is he that much a step up from Lugo for the cost it would take to (a) sign him ...