SOX LOOKING AT CRISP, AND A BASEBALL

With Manny Ramirez's situation up in the air, and Johnny Damon being the league's biggest flirt, the Red Sox are not surprisingly looking at other outfield options. One of them, is Cleveland's Coco Crisp. The Indians, like the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, and Braves, are looking at Nomar Garciaparra. They view Nomar as a potential right fielder. The Red Sox appear to be talking about dealing newly acquired prospect Andy Marte along with newly acquired releiver Guillermo Mota for Crisp.

The 26 year old outfielder hit .300 last season with 69 RBI, 16 HR, and an OBP of .345. He also stole 15 bases in 21 attempts. He's a solid player, but he is hardly on the same level as Ramirez or Damon. Furthermore, the Red Sox can save a prospect like Marte for pitching. In fact, I think they should. Especially if we don't have Ramirez or Damon, our run scoring ability will be dramatically lower. This means our pitching needs to be that much better just to be where we were last season. and where we were last season wasn't good enough.

Roger Clemens is said to be considering four teams to play for. The Astros, the Rangers, the Yankees, and the Red Sox. He's also more apt to retire than play. There's also the possibility that he'd play a partial season. time will tell with this situation.

The Red Sox are going to arbitration with Doug Mientkiewicz. Over a f*cking baseball! Seriously, the Red Sox need to focus on making a winning team and forget about an inanimate baseball. It isn't as if Mientkiewicz has been keeping the ball to himself. Maybe the arbitrator will grant joint custody. The Red Sox will be able to visit for a few hours every weekend.

The Patriots can win the AFC East today with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Pats can also win the division if the hapless Jets overcome the mediocre Dolphins on Sunday. Here is the Pats injury report for the game:

DOUBTFUL
T Matt Light (Ankle)

QUESTIONABLE
T Tom Ashworth (Knee)
QB Tom Brady (Shin)
RB Corey Dillon (Calf)
FB Heath Evans (Shoulder)
RB Kevin Faulk (Foot)
TE Daniel Graham (Shoulder)
CB Artrell Hawkins (Thigh)
WR Bethel Johnson (Pelvis)
T Nick Kaczur (Shoulder)
FB Patrick Pass (Hamstring)
CB Asante Samuel (Infection)
SS Michael Stone (Ankle)
TE Ben Watson (Head)