Héctor Gómez reports that Julio Lugo, who played shortstop for the world-champion 2007 Sox team, has died of a heart attack. His 46th birthday was tomorrow.
Julio Lugo
One of them is a much beloved player who's cost the Red Sox games and the other one is Julio Lugo.
Cyn says she is fed up with the Lugo haters:
... Idiots. That what you all are, those of you who booed Julio Lugo yesterday. Funny, I didn't hear any boos for the pitcher who gave up 10 hits in just over four innings. The guy who gave up 8 runs - all of them EARNED - in a game the Sox lost by nine runs. A guy who many had pegged to be this year's Cy Young winner who couldn't make it out of the fifth inning. Where were Jon Lester's boos? ...
Lugo comes back and after just one game, people already hate him again:
Soxaholix: Lugo is like the spawn of Carl Everrett crossed with Rick Cerone.
So Dustin Pedroia seems to be OK, but now Julio Lugo needs knee surgery. Fortunately, there's always Jed Lowrie.
Bruce Allen links to the latest.
The Boston Blogger has the bestest stupidest Matsuzaka post of the day.
Marty Lieberman, meanwhile, says goodbye to Gabe Kapler: