Steeplechase3k's random thoughts

My blog of random thoughts and observations. These will be about: my sports teams (Portland Timbers, Boston Red Sox, Portland TrailBlazers, New England Patriots), the Timbers Army (and indoor soccer team, bowling team, gatherings, etc.), and whatever else I find myself doing...

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Red Sox: Is Coco gone?

The Red Sox announced today that they have resigned Bobby Kielty. Kielty is a solid defensive 4th outfielder, and not to bad with the bat (remember his pinch-hit HR in the 8th inning of game 4 of the World Series). According to Gordon Edes from the Boston Globe "It's a non-guaranteed contract that will pay Kielty $800,000 if he makes the big-league roster, with an additional $300,000 in incentives." I find it hard to believe that Kielty would accept a position as a 5th outfielder (behind Manny, Drew, Coco and Jacoby), so it seems logical that Coco is on his way out. However there are no rumors out there now about any pending trade.

Only 9 days 'til Pitchers and Catcher's report!

Also a quick New Turf Update:
I stopped by Piggy Park today to check out the work on the new turf. They were putting in some thing around the pitchers mound, I couldn't really see from that far away, but it looked like something to keep the infill in the "grass" around the mound in place when they pull out the mound for other events. The first use of the park is not that far away as Oregon State plys a baseball tournament in the park starting on Feburary 29.

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