WEEI reports Julio Lugo is about to be outta here.

One of them is a much beloved player who's cost the Red Sox games and the other one is Julio Lugo.

Fitzy: Seriously, my Tyco remote controlled cars had better range than Lugo does. My Fisher Price walkie talkies had better range.

Cyn says she is fed up with the Lugo haters:

... Idiots. That what you all are, those of you who booed Julio Lugo yesterday. Funny, I didn't hear any boos for the pitcher who gave up 10 hits in just over four innings. The guy who gave up 8 runs - all of them EARNED - in a game the Sox lost by nine runs. A guy who many had pegged to be this year's Cy Young winner who couldn't make it out of the fifth inning. Where were Jon Lester's boos? ...

Lugo comes back and after just one game, people already hate him again:

Christine: How many more games does Julio Lugo have to LOSE for the Boston Red Sox, before Tito gets rid of his sorry ass?

Soxaholix: Lugo is like the spawn of Carl Everrett crossed with Rick Cerone.

So Dustin Pedroia seems to be OK, but now Julio Lugo needs knee surgery. Fortunately, there's always Jed Lowrie.

Four possible explanations, in convenient graphical format.

Dirty Water: Send Billy Dunn on the road with the Sox.

Riggs: Send those Dunkin' Donuts commercials to oblivion.

Rob: Send Lowrie to Pawtucket so he can get seasoned to replace Lugo in 2009.

Red: Send Amalie and Heidi up to see me sometime.

Bruce Allen links to the latest.

The Boston Blogger has the bestest stupidest Matsuzaka post of the day.

Marty Lieberman, meanwhile, says goodbye to Gabe Kapler:

... The guy gave his all on and off the field. I'll miss watching him at Fenway, but I know the traits I respect about Gabe will make him a great manager. I'm hoping that he will rise up the ranks and return to Yawkey Way one day soon as a Sox coach or as the manager.

And Lewis Forman is embarrassed for the way Gerry Callahan treated Julio Lugo in an interview:

... Red Sox officials should permanently provide ZERO Red Sox players or management for interviews on the Dennis and Callahan show. The best they should get is the guy who cleans the bathrooms after a long doubleheader. It would go with Callahan's idiotic and shitty rants.