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Mike Lowell forgot to get the home run ball 09.29.10 at 11:37 pm ET
By Rob Bradford

CHICAGO — Mike Lowell showed that he isn’t quite used to this retirement thing, yet.

After hitting a solo homer in the eighth inning of the Red Sox’ 5-2 loss to the White Sox, Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field, it didn’t don on the Sox’ first baseman to have somebody get the ball just in case it was the final home run of his career.

“I didn’t and about an inning later Eric Patterson told me, ‘You should have got the ball.’ Then I kind of said, ‘Maybe I should.’ I thought about it after the fact,” said Lowell, who now has 223 home runs for his career. “If it is then I’ll just get a ball and write it in. Just trick them.”

The homer was Lowell’s first since Aug. 10 in Toronto, and just so happened to come off of a familiar foe, Chicago starter Freddy Garcia.

“I actually worked out with Freddy Garcia this offseason,” Lowell said. “He grinds it out. He’s not that 97 mph thrower anymore. He pitched well, but I’ve got bragging rights for his offseason.”

Later the 36-year-old added, “Hopefully there’s one or two more left in the tank to do something. It sure feels good to run around the bases.”

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  • Andrew T

    It didn’t “don” on him…or it didn’t “dawn” on him?

  • Daniel

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  • Barry

    Dear Mike Lowell:

    I just want to let you know that, on behalf of Red Sox Nation, that you will always be a part of our family. I don’t know what it has been like over the last year for you not to know if this would be your last season with the Red Sox or in the game of baseball, but if you and Jason Varitek are no longer playing for the Red Sox, I for one, hope that you and Jason are able to continue to be a part of the club because each of you can be great teachers to the kids in the minors on how to play defense and be professional major league baseball players. You guys did it right.

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