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Papi’s Back Tonight!

July 25, 2008 – 7:10 am

Papi returns to the lineup tonight, and with it comes the wondeful dilemma of how to set up the batting order.  Things are not as they were when Ortiz got hurt.  Pedroia is the hottest hitter in the league.  Drew picked up the slack in a big way.  And Ellsbury is struggling a bit. Here’s [...]

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10 Games with Ellsbury Leading off. Sox have won 9

April 23, 2008 – 5:51 am

In the ongoing debate about who should be the two hitters at the top of the lineup, we now have a 10 game sample to look at with Jacoby Ellsbury leading off for the Red Sox.  And the sox record in those games is 9-1.  While I’m not able to put my finger on it [...]

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One Fan’s Opinon: Ideal 2008 Red Sox Lineup

March 24, 2008 – 4:25 pm

Apparently, Tito is leaning towards batting Jacoby Ellsbury not at the top of the order, where he kicked ass in the World Series last year, but near the bottom. I’m sure he doesn’t want to put undo pressure on his rookie center fielder, but for the 2008 Red Sox to really shine, Jacoby needs to [...]

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