The nightmare is over Boston Red Sox fans. The nightmare is finalllllllllllllly over.
In what all of Red Sox Nation has been campaigning for all season long, the Red Sox have finally rid themselves of Julio Lugo as they designated him for assignment this afternoon.
By designating him for assignment, they now have 10 days to trade or release him. But either way, they’ll most likely be responsible for most (if traded) or all of his salary (if released). Lugo is still owed around $13.5 million for the next season and a half.
Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe had this to offer up on her Twitter page:
Trade of Lugo possible. Multiple teams have talked to Theo about him. #RedSox prepared to eat a “significant” chunk of salary, said source.
and this as well:
With Lugo designated, Sox are comfortable with sticking with Lowrie and Green for the rest of the year. #redsox
Courtesy of Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald, here are some quotes from Lugo:
“When you see a good looking girl, you get married and sometimes things don’t work out,” Lugo said. “I gave it my best and unfortunately things didn’t work out. This is the best for both parties. I wanted it to work out but it didn’t.”
“I’m not satisfied with the way it worked out,” said Lugo, explaining that the Red Sox “treated me good” during his time with the club. “I wanted to play. I wanted to play good. I wanted to play right here with the Red Sox.
“I’m not happy that that didn’t happen,” Lugo said. “But when things don’t work out, it’s best to move on.”
With Lugo gone now, I hearby declare that this day be an official holiday in Red Sox Nation forever known as #sendlugohome Day.
And to steal a few lines from The Pointer Sisters:
I ‘m so excited and I just can’t hide it
I’m about to lose control and I think I like it
Now excuse me while I kiss the sky!
Editor’s note: Special thanks to Ken from Fang’s Bites for leaving me a message on my cell phone while I was out getting a massage.
