Highs and Lowe...

[dxmachina]

Heh, Derek Lowe got himself kicked out of the Red Sox training center in Fort Myers:

Pitcher Derek Lowe severed any vestige of a connection with the Boston Red Sox this week when comments he made to a reporter prompted team officials to ask him to leave the spring training complex in Fort Myers, Fla., where he had been working out...

...The team made no effort to re-sign him, however, and he suggested to Boston Herald columnist Howard Bryant that the Red Sox mounted a smear campaign against him by circulating stories about his drinking and late-night activities. The day the comments were published, Red Sox trainer Chris Correnti informed Lowe he had to vacate the premises.

Lowe, who lives in Fort Myers and had permission to work out at the facility, told the Herald that he believed the team's action was a result of his comments. He is scheduled to report to Dodger camp at Vero Beach on Friday.

The full story is in the LA Times (registration required).

In other Lowe news, there is an amazingly optimistic prediction of Lowe's possible future as a Dodger here. I think he'll probably do better than last season, but I think this writer needs a bit of a reality check.

Comments

[veejane.livejournal.com]

I think that is as close to "I want my mommy" as you get. There was a bit in the Globe about his practicing in Ft. Myers, and about the staff giving him funny looks due to his being there. "No! I won't leave! You can't make me!!"

Welcome to the Derek Lowe Face era.

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

It seemed odd to me, too, but I guess it's common practice for players who live in Florida to work out at the nearest facility in the off-season.

[veejane.livejournal.com]

Also, BTW, you're totally right that that analysis was excessively optimistic. Although it tickles me that it quotes Eric Van. He's a card. (I'll probably see him this weekend at Boskone.)

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

I may see you there. I'm probably going to come up for Saturday.