Time to hit you with another Boston-related SSI:

    

Oh Jumbo Joe, where did you go? Picture 1 is of none other than former Boston Bruin Joseph Eric Thornton. The first overall pick of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Thornton has been nothing short of a superstar during his 10-year NHL career. You can peruse his impressive stats at your own leisure, but suffice it to say that he's a 5-time All Star and has both the Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophies on his hockey resume. As one of the top playmaking, goal-scoring centers in the league (and still relatively young at the age of 29), Thornton is the perfect player to build your team around; good thing the B's shipped him to San Jose for Sturmy, Stuart and Primeau in 2005. (A decent haul, but could you imagine if we still had Jumbo Joe manning the helm on the top line?)

Anyway, before I get myself even more bummed out that Joe's time in Boston was unnecessarily cut short by former GM Mike O'Connell, let's move on to the second picture. That'd be Mark Bellhorn, who was a pretty important part of the Sox' 2004 championship run. Playing primarily second base, Bellhorn had a pretty solid offensive year with a .264 BA, .373 OBP, 17 HR, 82 RBI and 93 R. Bellhorn last played for the Reds in 2007 and batted .071 in 13 games.