Better Late Than Never

Just as I was wondering "Does Shank feel guilty cashing Boston Globe paychecks without writing a column in nearly three weeks?", he bangs out a pair of columns. The first one focuses on Ryan Westmoreland, the Red Sox prospect who had brain surgery last year. The second column specualtes on Tim Wakefield's role with the Red Sox this year. Both columns are decent efforts by Shank, although you might expect more after such a protracted absence. Must have been working on his tan...