I actually challenged him to a thumb-wrestling war. Guess I won ... :)
________________________________ From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 12:27:38 PM Subject: Re: Dealing Ellsbury? Matt, did you tell him he was young enough to go off and do strange thumb exercises? On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: eek....from teh ProJo. Don't know much about the writer's reliability > > >Lowell-to-Texas deal hits snag over possible thumb injury01:00 AM EST on >Friday, December 18, 2009By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer Now that Red >Sox general manager Theo Epstein has locked down a starting pitcher and an >outfielder in John Lackey and Mike Cameron, the GM’s next order of business is >Mike Lowell. >The Sox and the Rangers are in the midst of negotiating a deal that would send >the veteran third baseman to Texas in exchange for minor-league catching >prospect Max Ramirez. If the deal is completed, it’s been reported Boston will >pick up $9 million of the $12 million Lowell is owed for next season. >Baseball personnel close to the situation say the deal that was once believed >to be close to 80 percent complete now has a 50/50 chance of getting done. >The Rangers are concerned with Lowell’s right thumb, which reportedly may need >surgery. If the possible deal goes kaput, it could turn into a bad situation >for the Red Sox. >When the Lowell situation is final, the Sox will need to figure out their next >step with the corner infield positions. If Epstein doesn’t pull off a trade >this offseason, he says he’s very comfortable with Casey Kotchman as the >every-day first baseman if Kevin Youkilis needs to shift back to third base. >--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Red Sox Citizens" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com --You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
