Center of Attention

Posted by Craig Kolodny April 10, 2008 at 4:13 pm

Wasn’t this supposed to be determined by now? I have nothing against Coco Crisp personally, but am I missing something here? Didn’t Jacoby Ellsbury cement his place in the everyday lineup with his play down the stretch last year? I understand the Sox are probably trying to build up Coco’s value for a hopeful trade down the road, but in the meantime, it’s hurting the team. Ellsbury needs to be at the top of the lineup EVERYDAY for the Sox offense to start clicking. Tonight’s 7-8-9 hitters are Coco Crisp, Sean Casey, and Kevin Cash.  Sounds more like a bottom of the lineup fit for a National League team, and that’s not good with the Sox having scored only 30 runs in 9 games. With my luck that means Coco is due for a big night, but I don’t think we’ll really see this offense get going until Ellsbury is in there everyday.