Catching Up

... on a two week absence, Shank interviews Red Sox pitcher John Lackey, out for the 2012 season with an elbow injury. A pretty good column ensues; "chicken and beer" is, of course, mentioned, and we get a timely and accurate quote from Lackey:

I reminded him that he used to be a go-to guy for the media in Orange County.

“Nothing positive ever comes out of saying anything here,’’ he said.

Or to Shank - I hope John Lackey remembers that.