Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The Red Sox have two players in the top 10 in stolen bases (Julio Lugo and Coco Crisp). I wonder when the last time that happened?... The other day I was taking a walk and I saw written on a Volvo station wagon in that white crayon type stuff used car lots use "I hope you find a homeless family living in your car". It was signed by "K" with a heart drawn around the K. Not sure if this was a curse or a joke. I just know I chuckled at it... I was in New York City yesterday and one of the big stories there is the refusal of Aaron Sele to cut his hair like all the other members of the Mets have done. This is not the same as when Johnny Damon refused to cut his hair back in 2004 with the Red Sox. This is Aaron Sele not Tom Glavine (the future Hall of Famer even agreed to a buzz-cut). Sele has bounced around baseball with 7 different teams and I say if he doesn't cut his hair - the Mets should trade him to his 8th team... Because of Josh Beckett's injury - this week Red Sox Nation learned the definition of the word "avulsion". According to the American heritage Dictionary an avulsion is, "The forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery." That sounds a bit over the top for describing Beckett's cut on his finger. At the other end of the scale to the word "avulsion" was Hartford Courant's Jeff Greenberg who described the injury as a "boo-boo"... In case you missed it - Jason Giambi has been just 4 for 28 in his last 10 games. Good thing that Giambi has the putrence of Bobby Abreu to cover for his slump... Grady Sizemore went 4-5 last night to raise his batting average 20 points - from .239 to .259. Despite the relatively low batting average - Sizemore has an OBP of .394.... I meant to say something about the Red Sox incredible come from behind victory on Sunday. The Sox were down 5-0 to the Orioles coming into the bottom of the 9th but ended up winning 6-5. The final play saw Kevin Millar ranging too far to his right to field a ball that should have belonged to the 2nd baseman. This meant the pitcher had to cover the base and Millar's throw was fumbled allowing the tying and winning runs to score. This going too far right and not staying home at 1st is something Millar does all the time and something that drove me crazy when he was with the Red Sox...