Wednesday, March 17, 2004
RETRACTION
It was not Gammons who was advocating a Nomar-Cabrera deal. It was his colleague, Scott Ridge of ESPN.com.
Three good points from Tito in today's news:
1. Francona said he does not plan to regularly pair Wakefield with catcher Doug Mirabelli, as Grady Little did last year. He indicated Mirabelli's catching schedule would depend on when Varitek needs days off Play your best as much as possible like maximizing at-bats for your best hitters.
2. ``I really think we want to take 11,'' Francona said. ``If at the buzzer something happens, we reserve the right to change that.'' A late inning defensive replacement, pinch runner or hitter is a more valuable option than an extra mop up arm.
3. "If it looks like maybe it's a struggle toward the end," Francona said of Nixon's condition, "we may go ahead and let Manny play over there for a couple of days. He's fine with it. If it came to that, I think I'd rather put Manny out there and put Kevin in left." Certainly, on the road and when DLowe is on the mound, Manny and Millar in the outfield should not hurt the club. Other combinations are questionable. Hopefully, Trot will be ready soon.
It was not Gammons who was advocating a Nomar-Cabrera deal. It was his colleague, Scott Ridge of ESPN.com.
Three good points from Tito in today's news:
1. Francona said he does not plan to regularly pair Wakefield with catcher Doug Mirabelli, as Grady Little did last year. He indicated Mirabelli's catching schedule would depend on when Varitek needs days off Play your best as much as possible like maximizing at-bats for your best hitters.
2. ``I really think we want to take 11,'' Francona said. ``If at the buzzer something happens, we reserve the right to change that.'' A late inning defensive replacement, pinch runner or hitter is a more valuable option than an extra mop up arm.
3. "If it looks like maybe it's a struggle toward the end," Francona said of Nixon's condition, "we may go ahead and let Manny play over there for a couple of days. He's fine with it. If it came to that, I think I'd rather put Manny out there and put Kevin in left." Certainly, on the road and when DLowe is on the mound, Manny and Millar in the outfield should not hurt the club. Other combinations are questionable. Hopefully, Trot will be ready soon.
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