Re: Nomar Who?
Good points, as usual.
One certainly can't argue with the success of the Red Sox since the trade. No doubt they would have turned it around somewhat without the trade, they were just playing too badly for too long, but certainly the team is fielding much better and hasn't missed Nomar's bat; they still lead the league in runs scored. The few games I saw him play I felt Nomar's fielding, adequate in any event, had indeed deteriorated.
I note that Torre let El Duque go deep into the 7th last night despite having thrown 106 pitches through 6. Almost like he was experimenting to see what El Duque had left in the tank (which was nothing). And no Quantrill or Gordon: Heredia and Sturtze. Heredia is a waste of time; I know you want one lefty in the pen, but he's worse than terrible.
The Yankees may feature a post-season roster without a left-handed pitcher. Sturtze has cojones, it seems.
BTW, the kid named League (great name) for Toronto has some amazing stuff. He was throwing 98 mph last night.
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