Mistake Admitted and Corrected

The Julio Lugo Era came to a merciful end last night, as the Red Sox designated him for assignment before last night's game with the Blue Jays. That allowed the Red Sox to activate Mike Lowell from the DL.From the moment I heard the Red Sox had signed Lugo to a four-year, $32 million deal, I knew it was a mistake. He was far from a slick-fielding shortstop. I never understood Theo Epstein's fascination with this guy. He's had some pretty good offensive years, hitting 10 or more home runs five times (and 15 twice), and was a solid .270 hitter. But that vanished in Boston, as he hit just 10 home runs in 2 1/2 years, and had turned into a real defensive liability. (Remember that popup he muffed in Game 7 of the 2007 ALCS in the seventh inning? The Red Sox late-game offensive explosion made people forget that.)Theo Epstein all but admitted his mistake signing him:“We did win a World Series with him as our everyday shortstop, and he did make a lot of contributions to that wor...