Sox may need hitter

Adam K wrote - "Bates is not on the 40-man roster, so the Red Sox moved Jed Lowrie to the 60-day disabled list. (Because Lowrie already has spent 60 days on the DL, this does not affect his eventual availability.)"

Nick C wrote - "Jed Lowrie was transferred to the 60-day DL to make room for Bates on the roster, a sign the Sox are in no hurry to rush Lowrie back"

Where is Lars Anderson - why didnt they bring him up to play first?

Given the ovation he received today and his ability to play both corner positions and hit righthanded, it wouldn't surprise me to see Nomar back in a Sox uniform. I imagine it wouldn't cost much to get him. And I'd expect Rocco Baldelli to offer him #5 back. Also, this ownership group has done its best to mend fences and bring Red Sox legends back into the fold. Why not let Nomar retire as a member of the Red Sox and, perhaps, win a World Series ring in the process?

Nomar will never wear the Red Sox uniform again. Wake up, wipe off your emotional tears and get real...he is washed up as a player once he stopped juicing. This ownership will never bring him back as long as Theo is GM.

Emotions aside, Garciaparra would be a good fit for the offense. As a veteran hitter off the bench; playing 1B or 3B if needed. Yes, he is no better than adequate defensively but he is capable. I'd supect he's still just as good as Lugo at SS too. I don't think Oakland would demand a lot for a 35/36 year old part time hitter either. He would simply be a role player on the Sox, but a good bat on the bench.

May need a hitter??? This team lacks hitters period. Epstein has what the second highest payroll and this is the best he can do. Lugo, Boras's boy Varitek, that must put the fear of something into opposing pitchers. Have a 6 plus ERA and come to Boston and you know it will be lowered. Youk's batting average is dropping like a rock. Oh wait that,s the whole team.

Larry...Nomar hated being in Boston towards the end. He used to complain about the clubhouse for example...and who can forget watching him watch jeter dive about 5 rows back for a fould ball in one of the last yank/sox series he was here. Plus he is injury prone.

I doubt mr. henry would want him back, but i agree..intriging ro say the least..

YAAAAAAAAAA NICK KEEP WRITING IT they need a big bat asap

Nomar was a great player earlier in his career but lets face facts.... he isn't playing very well and has been injured way too much. The Red Sox are trying to put a winning team out on the field every year and to bring a player like nomar isnt going to make this team better. we sell out every game so its not going to matter in that aspect. Nomar is way past his prime.... he would be too much of a liability for us the an asset. He isnt the same player. He has been injured all year for oakland... Nick Green certainly is having a good year for us at shortstop and have Jed Lowrie rehabbing in the minors. Neither of them though seem to be long term solutions. The sox drafted a couple of good short stops in this draft but i think they need to maybe look at a solution for now. Hanley Ramirez isn't going anywhere. wish we still had him but we needed Beckett. If the Red Sox were able to get J.J Hardy at a decent asking price that be a good guy to have.

The Sox better do something fast because they look like garbage. Seattle and now Oakland has made them look very ordinary. They need a bat. Theo has to do something now, not wait until other teams scoop up the best sticks available. Even if Lowell comes back soon, he's NOT the answer. The Yankees are hot and the Rays are coming on fast and they already have our number.

Worse and worse, time Theo and the boys did something. Sox look like a last place team, no hitters only takers, and getting worse with each game. Smoltz isn't the answer. After the recent Texas series, there were several comments by Rangers announcers that Red Sox were a very poor hitting team, maybe they were right, sure looks like it.

They have to be careful with Anderson! Tito's comment about Bates would apply to a future Lars Anderson call-up as well!! I wouldn't be suprised to see him on the roster in the fall.

Larry, I thought the same thing! Until I remembered that Nomar breaks down and we have enough of those guys on the DL already! Too bad. Would be nice!

Larry, Nomar stated as much in his teary interview before the game. He said, "the dream is still the same" to end his career in a Sox uni.

Also, Cafardo, I love the understatement of this title. Having read these pages for the past few months, I realize that we have gone from hysteria (The Sox MUST get a hitter) to complacence (The Sox do not need much of anything) to understated urgency (The Sox, uh, *may* need a hitter).

because lars anderson isn't ready, that's why?

because lars anderson isn't ready, that's why?

Thats what we need, another broken down "corner infielder" who can't field or stay off the DL... just for the sake of a fake fairy-tale ending. Nomar was dismissed for poisoning the Sox clubhouse in '04... let's just continue to forget that as opposed to wasting a roster spot on another DL lifer.

John Smoltz and Nomar will get the coverage, but it's the Sox offense that continues to concern. Two hits off Brett Anderson is embarrassing. The Sox continue to make the most pedestrian pitchers look brilliant. A deal for a big bat better be in the works....more worrisome, this home stand with the Mariners, A's and Royals appeared to be an opportunity to distance the Sox from the Yanks. The Sox are now 1-3 over the first three games. Not good....

I agree I would love to see Nomar sign with the Sox yet again!! When I was growing up Nomar was my favorite player and just as he did i got choked up when i saw him step into that batters box!! The unfortunate thing would be to that we will have to allow Baldelli to walk in the off-season cuz i dont see them wanting to lose the left handed bat in Kotsay. But i think Baldelli is a small price to pay to get Nomar to retire and be able to this time CELEBRATE on the field with the Red Sox in a World Series win!!!

I agree I would love to see Nomar sign with the Sox yet again!! When I was growing up Nomar was my favorite player and just as he did i got choked up when i saw him step into that batters box!! The unfortunate thing would be to that we will have to allow Baldelli to walk in the off-season cuz i dont see them wanting to lose the left handed bat in Kotsay. But i think Baldelli is a small price to pay to get Nomar to retire and be able to this time CELEBRATE on the field with the Red Sox in a World Series win!!!

There's zero chance of Nomar coming back. He's old, and he can't get it done, he's injured frequently, and he hates Sox management. He's played 31 games this year. Which would be great if we were in early May. That's 31 out of a possible 80 something. He's hit more than 9 homeruns ONCE since '04....Out of the last 4 seasons, he's played in over 100 games two times....He had 9 doubles in 55 games last year, and 17 doubles in 122 games the year before....His on-base percentage has only been over .350 ONCE since '05...And he's had 8 triples in six seasons.

I add that up and get: can't run anymore; can't hit anymore; can't hit for power; and can't stay healthy.

Other than that, welcome back Nomar????

I loved the guy when he played here. But his time is over.

Exactly, Larry Rosoff! Nomah can still hit it ovah the wahhl in left.

Nah, this team didn't need Teixeira...