So after all my advocacy, perhaps Wily Mo is not the answer. I have watched him carefully over the last few games and it has been very disappointing to say the least.
He can't field; he has misplayed several balls.
And he can't hit; he's batting .120 for the year and has one solo home run.
Daniel Cabrera simply made him look silly, as Pena whiffed at curveball after curveball. Three strikeouts on the night. Ouch. Almost the golden sombrero.
To think that I really wanted to see him in the lineup everyday, pains me.
I can take solice in the fact that I was not alone. The Boston Herald writes about the failure of the fans' choice.

Sox are still #1.

On the fantasy front:
I get pretty excited when I see double-digit boxscores in the newspaper or ESPB's crawl. I wonder who on my team contributed. Usually, I'm let down. Take today for example. I saw that Colorado scored 11 runs. I have third baseman Garrett Atkins and outfielder Brad Hawpe. Atkins did not play (still wondering about that) and Brad Hawpe went two for five with a run. Yippee!
At least Derek Lee pulled his weight. The Cubs' first baseman went 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs and two rbis.
I'm thinking of changing my name to the cellar dwellers.

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