Sox Pitchers Ask, " Is It Safe?" No.

The batted ball continues to follow Red Sox pitchers like a burp follows a good meal. Jon Papelbon had quite the scare last night, as did we all. He was hit below the right ankle by a line drive, and when it happened, he thought his ankle had shattered. Lucky for him, and us, such was not the case. But a little higher....
Coco Crisp was a bright spot in a 6-3 loss with three hits, as were Little Manny's and Hansen's easy one inning stints. The final score, to me, is meaningless in early Spring training games. Give me Spring training games in the last week of the preseason, and I'll care a little bit more about the score.
One other early note. David Wells will open his mouth and speak of his non-trade this weekend, and it will be interesting to hear what he has to say. Yawn. Other than that, happy weekend and I will be back later.