Signs you're a little shorthanded

Apparently, with all the suspensions resulting from the last Red Sox-Yankees series, plus the spate of injuries currently afflicting the Sox, if anything were to happen to Mirabelli, the back-up catcher would be . . . Gabe Kapler?

Let's hope Mirabelli stays safe until Varitek returns, OK?

And, on a completely unrelated note, is there some sort of rule that says that all baseball players must chew something at all times?