Happy trails to you, until we meet again. Happy trails to you, keep smilin’ until then. -Roy Rogers
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Coco Crisp. Coveli Loyce Crisp. You won’t have Coveli Loyce Crisp to kick around any more. Like my main man Vinnie from Goodfellas always says, “We tried to do everything we could. You know what I mean. He’s gone, and we couldn’t do nothing about it.”
The Boston Red Sox have traded veteran outfielder Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals for fireballing setup man Ramon Ramirez. When the Red Sox refused to match the Yankees offer of $52 mil for Johnny Damon, it left a gaping hole in centerfield. A colosal hole in centerfield. A leadoff hole. A heart and soul hole. A World Series hole. Coco Crisp was the man the Sox charged to fix that hole. I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in and stops my mind from wandering. I’m filling the cracks that ran though the door and kept my mind from wandering, where it will go.
Crisp was younger than Damon. Crisp was healthier than Damon. He was cheaper than Damon. He had greater range and speed. Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer. He’s a demon on wheels. Johnny Damon was in the twilight of his career while Coco was just in the dawn of his. The dawning of a new era. Hoorah!
Crisp promptly broke his left index finger attempting to steal third base and spent the next forty-two games on the disabled list. He never turned into the player the Sox hoped he’d be. Instead of becoming the mainstay in centerfield for years to come, he merely served as the placesetter for the mainstay in centerfield for years to come. He merely served as the placesetter for Jacoby Ellsbury.
No, Coco never became the star we had all imagined when he was picked up from the Tribe, but along the way he picked up a World Series ring and more than a few memorable moments:
Peace out Coco. Six two and Even!
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