Julio Lugo's Guide to Life

The Red Sox have released Julio Lugo, making him the second ex-Dodger to be let go this week after Cleveland released Matt Herges. The Rockies snapped up Herges and Lugo looks certain to be picked up by another team. But it's Lugo's assessment of his failed relationship with Red Sox that caught my eye. From the Boston Herald: "When you see a good looking girl, you get married and sometimes things don’t work out," Lugo said. "I gave it my best and unfortunately things didn’t work out. This is the best for both parties. I wanted it to work out but it didn’t." (Emphasis mine.) Wow, is it really that easy? Living in Los Angeles, I see many good-looking girls. (Checking Lugo's quote.) Next step: Get married. (If I had only known.) Actually, Lugo's quote should go more like this: "When you see a good looking girl, you want to talk to her but you're deathly afraid of rejection so you down a beer or two or eight but by then she's ...