1. All right, I'll get the obligatory weak joke out of the way right off the bat here: Are we sure Adrian Gonzalez has enough power to make it as a corner outfielder? [Pause for boos, hisses and readers to abandon this blog and click over to a "50 Worst Adam Sandler Movies Of All Time" gallery or something.] Other than fan-suggested trades that make no sense for the team that isn't the Red Sox ("Glenn, I think the Dodgers would have to seriously consider trading Matt Kemp if we offered them Lars Anderson, Dice-K, and a couple of B-level prospects. He does have a hamstring injury, you know"), nothing usually drives me crazier than the suggestion players should move to a completely unfamiliar position for the purpose of shoehorning someone else into the lineup. So pardon me while I go full hypocrite here, but I actually have come around on the idea of Gonzalez playing right field from time to time. He's not terrible out there, it allows the Sox to keep Will Middlebrooks in the big leagues, and playing the less-demanding position of first base again may help Kevin Youkilis revive his bat and remain healthy. Plus, maybe Gonzalez's attitude about it may help his perception around here. As Peter Abraham noted Wednesday, not a lot of players of Gonzalez's caliber would tell the manager to "play me wherever you want,'' as Gonzalez did before Wednesday's win. Now, if he'd just start hitting some home runs ...