Cowley: Sox’ center-field questions are vexing Ozzie Guillen

“Life is as tedious as a twice

three or even four-told tale vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man”

‘‘There isn’t a legit center fielder out there that we can look for,’’ Guillen said Thursday. ‘‘We’re trying to put the best guy there. I’m begging those guys to start playing the way we think they can play. Not because I don’t have patience on how they’re playing; it’s because I don’t have the patience to try to figure out who is going to be the guy.

With Dewayne Wise out possibly until June with a separated right shoulder, Brian Anderson has the first opportunity to replace him. Considering Anderson stranded five of the first seven runners the Sox left on base Thursday night, there has to be an alternate plan, right?

‘‘If Brian doesn’t do the job, somebody else will,’’ Guillen said. ‘‘Who? We’ve got to figure out who it’s going to be. But right now, I don’t have no Plan B or C if Brian doesn’t do the job. I want to see Brian’s at-bats and see how that works. Just get better at-bats than what he’s got and be aggressive—that’s it. I sound like 2006 when he was in the plans every day. I had to answer the same questions: ‘What do you need from him?’ Better at-bats. That’s all.’‘

...Jerry Owens is waiting in the wings on the bench and Scott Podsednik is at Class AAA Charlotte, but the best scenario might be moving Alexei Ramirez to center and calling up Gordon Beckham to play shortstop. While that has been discussed, the Sox want to get a few more games under Beckham’s belt at Class AA Birmingham.