Two Red Sox Notes

Two quick thoughts before the Red Sox take the next three versus the Empire... 1. Schilling will be fine in the bullpen. When he came out to start the ninth inning last night, Schill was obviously way too pumped up. The emotion of the crowd, the importance of the moment and his first appearance since April 23 all combined to make Schilling too excited. When he faced Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez to start the inning he was obviously over throwing. After A-Rod's bomb he settled down to end the inning. He should look more like the Schilling of old now that he has the first outing behind him. 2. Mark Bellhorn Should Be On Life Support. Enough already. Bellhorn either needs to start hitting or start looking for work. Other than finding some more pitching depth, Theo Epstein's priority should be finding a new second baseman. Bellhorn is just not doing the job. He strikes out more than an acne laiden sophomore does at the school dance. Two options that may be worth exploring are Alfonso Soriano of the Rangers and Sox prospect Dustin Pedroia (currently at Pawtucket). Soriano will be more expensive in terms of salary and prospects but he is an experienced performer. Pedroia, the second baseman of the future in Boston, doesn't have Soriano's experience but he wouldn't cost the team anything to promote him.