Still more Red Sox casting suggestions

Emails, we get emails...

Bruce Freedman writes in to posit James Spader as John Henry, Michael Clarke Duncan
as Big Papi, Sam Rockwell as Jonathan Papelbon (that's two "Green Mile" stars for the price of one), Sinbad as Manny Ramirez (excellent choice), Nick Nolte as Curt Schilling (he'll never pass the urine test), and Jon "Master Thespian" Lovitz as Tom Werner.

He also suggests Clooney as Mike Lowell, as does reader Ralph D'Andrea, but I'm getting that one so often I'm not linking to the photos anymore. And I'm telling you -- Gable, not Clooney.

Some real obscurities round out the list to play Jacoby Ellsbury, which I guess makes sense for a rookie. Frank Odette writes in to suggest Eddie Cibrian (TV's "Invasion," "Dirty Sexy Money") be cast as the kid from Oregon, while Dan Friend goes way out on an arthouse limb to plump for actor Matthew Faber -- Dawn Weiner's brother in "Welcome to the Dollhouse." Well played, sir, well played.