Monday, May 21, 2012
Kevin covers baseball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He first reported on spring training games for the St. Petersburg Times in 1978. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 and now writes about the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox — when he's not coaching Little League baseball. He is married to Nancy, and the couple has completed their lineup card with the birth of their ninth child, who is now 4 1/2 years old.
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Kevin Youkilis or Will Middlebrooks?
The debate will surely heat up this week when Kevin Youkilis is expected to come off the disabled list (after playing a rehab game tonight with Pawtucket)
Jose Iglesias needs to improve his hitting to reach the majors this year. He may be getting there. In the last 15 games, he is batting .433 (26-of-60) to up his average to .283. He went 4-for-6 on Friday. Strangely though, he committed two errors.
Kevin Youkilis played for Pawtucket, going 1-for-3 with 2 strikeouts. He reportedly played well at third base ... Junichi Tazawa pitched 1 2/3 innings - 4 H, 4 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K.
The blog is back after a few days off on the Appalachian Trail (3 days without a laptop can be quite healthy).
The Sea Dogs are also back, with a quick 3-game homestand at Hadlock Field, tonight (6 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.).
The name plate above Daniel Nava's locker in Fenway clubhouse did not have his name. It simply read: Boston Red Sox.
If Nava keeps this up, the clubbies may consider putting Nava's name up there. He is probably going to be around a little longer.
At Fenway Park on Thursday, the Cleveland Indians had just come to town, and ex-Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson was making his rounds hours before the game, saying hellos, telling stories.
(I was waiting for Masterson in the Indians dugout, and finally walked out to the bullpen, but others kept coming up to the social Masterson).
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