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October 5, 2007
Shortstop Julio Lugo, who signed a four-year, $36-million contract, was happy with his choice of teams as a free agent last winter.
"He said the other day that this is why he came here," said Boston manager Terry Francona as Lugo and the rest of the Red Sox got ready for Game 2 of the ALDS.
This was not a totally smooth first season in Boston for Lugo, however. He slumped so badly offensively (0 for 33 at one point), that he lost his leadoff job and batted ninth for the most part from the middle of June on. He finished at .237, though he did swipe a team-high 33 bases.
"He got off to a rocky start here and in Boston, you're not allowed to do that (because of fan and media scrutiny)," said Francona. "That bothered him for a while but then he started playing the game the way he can. Over (the last) 80-90 games he's been the player we thought we were getting."
-- Steven Krasner
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