Being the shortstop of the Red Sox is like being one of the security officers beaming down to the...
Being the shortstop of the Red Sox is like being one of the security officers beaming down to the planet with Captain Kirk. You’re only going to be around for so long.
— Peter Abraham of the LoHud Yankees Blog quips after reporting the Red Sox have acquired Alex Gonzalez. And in this earlier post, he compares Derek Jeter's understudies at shortstop since 1996 to the revolving door at that position in Boston over the same time period.
