Jacoby Ellsbury’s return gives stumbling Sox hope

All Red Sox [team stats] have to do is wait for their injured players back, and soon the victories pile up.

"We have said for a while" we feel like we have a good team, "he said early last night at Tropicana Field after the media had a voluntary workout in preparation for the opening series of tonight against the Rays. "But the reality is that we are in 0500 on the day after the break the game stars. We have good players and good players who play on the way back and regain health, but at some point we must stop talking and start to get the horse to win games. "

But we can agree that that was a sad season of boring, exciting, the return of Jacoby Ellsbury [stats], which should be in the lineup tonight could be the jolt of adrenaline this team needs?

Or is that too strong a word? As the Red Sox, Bobby Valentine said: "I think it is exaggerated pitchers must throw the boys have caught the ball, people have to hit. I think he just not taking in a game, but with him the rest of the season, that is. I do not think a person, a game, makes the difference. "

But a team of underperforming in excess, Ellsbury is a burgeoning superstar who last year finished second pitcher of the Detroit Tigers Justin Verlander career MVP. If not for the Red Sox in September historic 'shock-and-cream, Ellsbury may well have won the prize.

After all, while the Red Sox were the pitchers of beer and broiler chicken last September, and David Ortiz [stats] was represented by a homer and eight RBI, Ellsbury saved the best for end - a batting average of 358 in September with 8 homers and 21 runs towed.

Ellsbury has not played since he injured his shoulder in a game at second base April 13. Given the absence of this length, a trait that is expected to return to the lineup tonight and immediately become the player who lit up the baseball world this summer.

And, frankly, do not even know where my head is these days Ellsbury. He is not talking to the media, and actually danced away from the press before and after training yesterday. (Most teams do not allow that to happen, but these are the Red Sox for the title we're talking about.)

Of course, Ellsbury has never seemed very comfortable with the media, and can still feel burned by what happened a few years ago when there was a debate being waged on the rate of return of a series of injury to the ribs.

But the Red Sox have Ellsbury has to be funny and make the clubhouse an amusement park. Therefore go out and sign the marginal talents like Kevin Millar.

That the Red Sox need is for Ellsbury to be something similar to what was once one of the most interesting players on the planet.

So Valentine says that the game does the trick. OK, I'll play, but Ellsbury steal home of Andy Pettitte April 26, 2009 remains one of the most exciting games in recent Red Sox history.

The Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury steal one could use the career home 'now, even to show a fan base growing suspicion that this team still has a pulse.

You could use one of these phenomenal catches Jacoby Ellsbury in space. You could use a home run to Jacoby Ellsbury, in case you forgot, the small can crush the ball.