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Like the rest of Red Sox Nation, I really like what I saw in Jacoby Ellsbury's play last season and think he's the one to roam Fenway's center stage in 2008. But was it enough to turn Coco Crisp into Coco Crust?  I'm not sure about that yet.  Jacoby's a speedster with pretty good defensive skills, a so so arm, and an exciting bat, but did we see enough to anoint him to your everyday center fielder?

I know Coco Crisp has something to say about that and he's been saying it.  "I don't want to sit on the bench, I could cheerlead with the best of them, but that's not where I want to be."  Coco knows his situation and I think it's safe to say that he's going to battle his butt off this spring to make Terry's decision a tough one. 

Continue reading "Coco vs Ellsbury: The Center Fielders of Attention"

If there's one thing I know about Curt Schilling, it's the fact that he's consistent.  No, I'm not talking about the fact that he's won at least 15 games 8 times in his career. Or the fact that he's walked 50 or fewer batters in 19 of his 21 seasons.  What I'm talking about is the fact that since he's been a member of the Red Sox, he's rolled into spring training with more than a few extra Schillings...and we're not talking about British pounds here!

 In my opinion it looks like he's been spending the off-season eating dozens of chocolate covered baseballs and washing them down with pitchers of beer. The good thing for him is that he doesn't even have to waddle down to the bullpen, he's got the pitcher's mound right under his shirt.

Continue reading "Spring Training is Spring Gaining for Schilling"