Random Thoughts (June 12, 2007)

Terry will take no more. Dustin Pedroia will replace Julio ".247 OBP in his last 22 games" Lugo atop the Red Sox order for tonight's game at Fenway against the Colorado Rockies. Lugo drops all the way to ninth in the lineup... Mike Brown, coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has taken his share of criticism during the playoffs and NBA Finals. Is it deserved? My NBA source told me Brown unfairly gets a bad rap. Beyond LeBron James, there is no All-Star caliber player on the Cavs roster. Pairing James (and Brown) with Eric Snow, Daniel Gibson, Larry Hughes, Big Z (I don't care to look up the spelling), Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejao and Donyell Marshall isn't exactly the way to win a championship... By the way, I bet LeBron makes between 18-25 trips to the foul line tonight, leading the way for the Cavs to get their first (and only) win in the Finals... Read Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback on SI.com this week. It will have any Pats fan ready for the fall. Also, King's article in the magazine this week will focus on Randy Moss, another must read...