Lou Merloni
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"Louis William "Lou" Merloni" is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni was scouted by hall of fame scout 'Buzz' Bowers, and played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from -. Merloni is well-known locally for his frequent trips between the Red Sox and their Triple-A affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox, which has become known as the ""Merloni Shuttle""

. He also played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Merloni was nicknamed "Sweet Lou" by Boston fans since he was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. He graduated from Providence College in 1993 and still holds several single-season and career records for the now-defunct Friars baseball team.

Merloni was a replacement player during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike and is therefore barred from membership in the Major League Baseball Players Association.

Merloni is known for hitting a home run in his first major-league at bat in Fenway Park, a 3-run home run off of José Rosado on May 15, 1998.

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I'm realistic. I'm not ready right now to play in the big leagues. When I get back, I want to be ready.

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Missing basically all of last year, I'm just trying to get back into the game and get some timing.

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My ankle feels fine. It hasn't bothered me since I began playing again last year, it's just a case of getting accustomed again to playing on an everyday basis.

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I know it's more important to get into games than see results. I got set back a little bit. I'm excited to get to three, four at-bats every single day and have something to build on.

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We're a lot better than this. We have to pick it up. We can't play like that. We were just kind of sleepwalking through those games right there and you can't do that, get your butt whipped ugly like that two games in a row.

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It's tough to get your timing back after missing almost an entire season. No matter how much you hit in batting practice and in the cage it's different when you are facing live pitching and someone who is trying to get you out.

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