Daily Red Sox Links: Johnny Pesky, Derek Lowe, Steven Wright

A sad year for Red Sox Nation just got much sadder. Rest in peace, Johnny Pesky. You will be missed.

Johnny Pesky's passing yesterday was the big news. Here's a round-up of Pesky pieces:

• Peter Abraham's write up on Johnny Pesky in the Globe (Peter Abraham; The Boston Globe)
• Peter Gammons on Johnny Pesky. (Peter Gammons; MLB.com)
• The Great Johnny Pesky. (Alex Speier; WEEI.com)
• Why is the Pesky Pole called The Pesky Pole? (Dan Shaughnessy; The Boston Globe)
• Remembering Johnny Pesky. (Jay Jaffe; SI.com)
• Former Red Sox players say that Pesky was a prince of a man and will be missed. (Peter Abraham; The Boston Globe)
• Even the Yankees, in a classy move, held a moment of silence in Pesky's memory before their game with the Texas Rangers yesterday. (Peter Abraham; The Boston Globe)
• Ian Browne's Pesky remembrance. (Ian Browne; RedSox.com)
• Bud Selig issued a statement. (Bud Selig via The Boston Globe)

More after the jump...

The news on the field didn't get better for Red Sox Nation as Derek Lowe, one of The 25, signed with the New York Yankees. Barf. (Zach Schonbrun; The New York Times)

Even more barf-worthy was that Lowe pitched in pinstripes last night and did very well. Figures. (Zach Schonbrun; The New York Times)

Is the injury to Will Middlebrooks really a lesson in holding on to depth? (The Common Man; The Platoon Advantage)

A scouting look at some of the starting pitching in the Red Sox farm system. (Chris Mellon; Sox Prospects)

The Red Sox have a knuckleballer! Looking at the newly-acquired Steven Wright. (Matt Huegel; Sox Prospects via ESPN Boston)

Cole Hamels: Good Pitcher! (Carson Cistulli; Fan Graphs)

Sometimes pitchers get sick. Sometimes they pitch anyway. What happens? (Ben Lindbergh; Baseball Prospectus)