Today's email chatter

Here's what was featured in today's family email exchange...

Dad starts off with :
Arroyo is 4-0...the Sox made a great deal when they traded Bronson for Willy Mo! Another stellar deal in a long history of bonehead trades...

I disagree:
But Wily hit one out last night. Would have been a great shot if Lowell didn't ground out into a double play. He was struggling at the plate last night. I learned something interesting... We had to suck up Lowell contract in order to get Beckett. It was a package deal. There must not be enough clubs in Cincinnati for Bronson to spin and rap at. He found plenty in Boston to stay out late at and pitch crappy the next day. Maybe he woke up and realized that baseball is now and music can come later. Wasn't Babe Ruth the same way? They would find him passed out drunk outside of bars in Boston so we got rid of him and he became a superstar with the Yankees.

Dad quips:
Interesting thoughts...Lowell actually has a golden glove(s) at third base so defensively he is pretty good...but we miss Mueller's offense and clutch hitting and Coco has not been a factor yet in CF and I liked Millar...I wish they would get rid of Wells...he is weird...I think this is a transition year for the SOX...I think once Theo gets his head screwed on right again he'll figure things out...I guess the Babe drank, smoke and womanized his way to #714...looking at the pictures and old films...he had quite a gut...but imagine if he took steroids instead of all that other stuff...he may have hit 1,014...

Dad says:
He is pretty slick over there at third...but the Sox are having trouble scoring runs...they have only scored two earned runs in Wakefield has been on the mound during his last four starts...poor Wake...he's 1-4...last night the catcher had four passed balls...another dumb move...can we get Mirebelli back from the Dodgers???

I say:
Mirabelli said that it took him 2 years to figure out how to catch for him. Who decided it was time to get a new guy in there to take another 2 years to figure it out?

Dad replies with:
Not sure about that one...for some reason they elected not to re-sign Mirabelli...I mean he didn't hit for a high average but he did have some pop in his bat and he caught Wake very well...he only had 6 PB's all last year...this guy has 9 already! Real problem right now though is lack of offense...nobody is really hitting for average...and Varitek...now that he has a big contract...his numbers are way down...we'll have to give it a little time...but I see problems down the road...