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According to CHONE, Cust is a surprisingly more effective hitter when holding the bat.

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Probably best to get some fresh thread blood up for the weekend. 
Here is a warm and cozy place to kick back and continue pondering the remaining, possibly tragic (hence the title) 2010 roster hole: DH.

Is Thome waiting by the phone, as Mitch. depicted in his "Gentleman on Velvet"?
Should we pursue Cust/Delgado/Vlad/any other oafish sluggers? 
How about that Rotating DH idea (Kotsay/Vizquel/Jones)?  Would Ozzie really do that to us?

I hope you don't mind the itchy-scab-scented incense I'm burning from the last thread.  I promise there are a couple new wounds after the jump. 

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It appears as though my random neighborly connection to Vizquel's nanny is going to come through; as she has agreed to at least have Omar give me a ring to chat when he is back in town. 

You don't want to know what I had to do to arrange this. 
Pictures are soon to be leaked.

Naturally, I'd prefer to not "expect' it and prematurely soil my loins, because we all know what happens when an editor hypes an interview with a player........... 

But in the chance that he does call, I need to be prepared with some questions.  I've brainstormed a couple already - none of them baseball-related (kidding) - and I would like some input from the masses. 

What would YOU want to ask Omar Vizquel, baseball legend and Renaissance Man? 

I don't mind some general goofiness in the comments, but I'd really appreciate some serious responses too.

Thanks in advance, everyone!

 
I don't know about you guys, but I look forward to having that ass on our bench and that glove on our field....age be damned.

Hawk was reluctant at first...... but unapologetic afterwards. (P-shop of the year, by thecip)

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The season is long gone.  

The Twins have won the World Series twice since the last time you saw the Sox take the field.

Jerry Owens is still dead.
God didn't come through, like Josh Fields promised He would.

The cold winds are whipping off the lakefront (or in my case, the Sound), foreshadowing the lonely, gray, baseball-less days ahead.   Like any respectable armchair GM, you're on your 4th draft of potential 2010 rosters - 3 of which lead off with a guy you may or may not call "Chode" because you like that word and crave the context to use it.  The word; not a chode... you don't have much use for those.

Anyway, the Sox didn't exceed our expectations this year, but for most of the season, they put on a good show.   
We've already reflected on the games that made us proud to be Good Guys, but for this particular stroll down memory lane, I'm going no further than the SSS Archives. 

We all know that humor and friendships emerge from the pain and adversity of watching your beloved team collectively crap themselves, so here is an unrefined, uncensored, unclothed (you need to take your pants off for this) recap of some of the finer moments for SSS in 2009.  

Since I am only one woman and know I've overlooked countless mentionable comments and moments, please add to this with your own favorites (links, please! - ones that open in new windows!) in the comments section.

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