Article: Lugo talks good game.(Sports)

Byline: JOHN TOMASE

Embattled Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo understands why fans have booed him but wishes his critics would ease off the throttle.Lugo spoke for the first time since failing to field a pair of grounders that led to all of Texas' runs in Friday night's 5-1 Sox loss at Fenway Park.

"If you try to make a play like that and you get destroyed by you (media) guys the next day, it's not fair," Lugo said. "You guys can say whatever you want. I can take it. I can (expletive) take it. I'm a human being, I've got feelings, but I can take it."

In the same breath, Lugo admitted that while it's hard getting booed, he can understand why ...

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