No one quite understood why the Red Sox signed him as a free agent in 2006, and no one was surprised it didn't work out.
Lugo wanted it to work out, but doesn't blame the team for jettisoning him:
When you see a good looking girl, you get married and sometimes things don't work out. 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 heard on the radio that the Mets are one of three teams interested him. That would be funny - the Mets, who have Jose Reyes, having to field former Sox Alex Cora then Lugo.
Theo Epstein took the blame for the foolish four-year, $36 million contract he wasted on Lugo:
This was one of the free agent signings that doesn't work out. We were paying for past performance, not current performance. That's the true definition of a mistake, and as the decision, that's on me. We'll just move on and be a better organization having gone through it, and we'll make better decisions going forward.
The first game of the post-Julio Lugo era got off to a good start: The Red Sox lead the Blue Jays 2-0 in the 1st inning. Clay Buchholz retired the first three batters.
The Phillies game could be ugly - they're up 2-1 over the Marlins in the 2nd. All runs are on home runs so far.
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