Full Nelson

Sure, why not? There are a lot of tough righthanded hitters in the AL Central; Chris Shelton, Magglio Ordonez, and Ivan Rodriguez of the Tigers in particular. Nelson still has that frisbee slider that has always eaten up righthanded hitters, and could be a very nice tactical weapon for Ozzie in late-inning matchups.

At least, he's got to be a step up on Boone Logan. His story was nice, but he really had no business being in the major leagues. To be honest, he lasted longer than I thought he would.

The only thing I have to say about the Pierzynski/Barrett incident is that two knuckleheads don't make a right. Three knuckleheads, if you want to count Brian Anderson. I guess it adds some color to the Sox/Cubs "rivalry," but the Sox/Cubs rivalry means about as much to me as a rivalry between the Sox and the Indiana Pacers. The Cubs are not in the Sox' league, they play each other only two series a year, and shouldn't even be doing that.

Speaking of Anderson, yes, he hasn't hit, but he's played well in center, the Sox have no better alternative at the moment, and they are 30-15 even with Anderson struggling as badly as he has at the plate. I think he'll hit, so the best thing right now is just to let him work his way through it.