In the most non-important news that gets completely over hyped Jon Lester has been named the Opening Day starter for the Red Sox. Lester is by far the best pitcher on the Red Sox staff, and really has been for 2+ years now. The whole "Opening Day Starter" thing is really a big joke. I know some people were circulating rumors that Beckett would be the guy, but he doesn't really deserve it, plus to me it doesn't matter. My only worry now is that Beckett is going to have to go against the Yankees in their first series against each other. Saying that, 1 game is 1 game, and in the end all these guys (barring injury) are going to get equal amount of starts.
One thing that I am interested in is seeing how Francona decides to setup this lineup. Here is how I would have it...
1. Jacoby Ellsbury
2. Dustin Pedroia
3. Carl Crawford
4. Adrian Gonzalez
5. Kevin Youkilis
6. David Ortiz
7. Jarrod Saltamacchia
8. JD Drew
8. Marco Scutaro
I think this goes with the mold of Francona's lefty-righty-lefty mold. Usually you would want your best hitter (Adrian) in the 3 spot, but with how deep this lineup is I really don't think it matters.
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