Good Idea? @Shophouse10

 So a few guys and myself have been kicking around this question for a few days: If you were going out for beers, which three Red Sox players would you want with you?

Right off the bat, we can rule out Josh Beckett and Kevin Youkilis.  They wouldn't even give us the time of day and probably wouldn't be that much fun to hang out with anyway.  Pitchers are risky business, especially with Alfredo Aceves and Vicente Padilla, who would probably sit in the corner throwing back tequila.  An ideal mix for the Sox would be one catcher, one infielder and one outfielder.

Catcher is your toughest call, as Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Kelly Shoppach are two shoe-ins in anybody's circle, if you ask me.  Infielder, a little bit easier as I'd narrow it down to Nick Punto or Will Middlebrooks.  And outfield is either Daniel Nava or Cody Ross.  Maybe Ryan Sweeney, but I don't know what the concussion drinking policy is...

My ideal three? Kelly Shoppach, Nick Punto and Daniel Nava.  Punto is a family man, but with a nickname like Shredder, I'm sure he can throw a few back.  Nava gets the nod over Ross only because Ross has a foot injury right now, and I don't want to be responsible if things get out of hand.

Shoppach gets the call-up for a number of reasons, including his Twitter handle.  @Shophouse10.  Classic name, plus, every day during homestands, we will be tweeting at him, inviting him for a round of PBR's on the crew.  Updates to follow...