Baseball is coming: Some news and thoughts on my Sox

The season is creeping up on us, and the Red Sox have made some moves.

The two most notable item are the release of Doug Mirabelli and Curt Shilling's placement on the 60 day DL

The Shilling move is not a surprise. His right shoulder is in bad shape, and he hasn't been able to throw in awhile. The best case scenario is a return somewhere around the All-Star break, but I think that likely won't happen. He's been dodging surgery and trying to physical therapy his way out of the problem, and it doesn't seem to be working. In this fan's opinion, it's time for Shill to retire.

He's had a hell of a run, won a ton of games, and helped bring 2 rings to Boston. It's been a great career, and while the Cy Young award has eluded him, he should have little trouble reaching the hall of fame when the time comes (plenty more room now since Clemons pissed away his chance of ever getting in).

The Mirabelli move, while not expected, isn't all that shocking if you think about it. He's been Wake's personal back stop for the better part of 5 seasons, and while he's a damn fine catcher, his offense has really suffered the last couple of years. It looks like Kevin Cash will fill in the Wakefield/Backup spot at least for the time being. I wish Mirabelli the best, and you never know, we might have another miracle reacquisition like there was back in early 06.