2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
5. Ryan Lavarnway, C
6. J.D. Drew, RF
7. Marco Scutaro, SS
8. Carl Crawford, LF
9. Mike Aviles, 3B
So the lineup comes out and we got Ortiz in the 3 hole. Sure he was in there last night but friggin Lowrie was batting clean up. There is some nostalgia and magic about Papi in the 3 hole with Gonzalez behind him. Manny Ortiz ring a bell? Only the most lethal 1-2 combination in the history of baseball. This is the first time all season Ortiz and Gonzo have been bating in this order. Mark my words this combo is going to rake tonight and into the playoffs. Starting pitchers are going to shit themselves when they see this lineup. I mean you got the Future league MVP batting lead off, Scrappy as hell Laser Show in the 2 spot, the aforementioned Ortiz Gonzo next we got Lavarnway whos built like fuckin Gronkowski crushing bombs behind the plate, JD Drew who can take a walk with the best of em then Scu Suc Scuatro in the 7th sport who may be the hottest hitter on the team and you finish off with Crawford and Avilies. Best god dam lineup in baseball. Oh, what about the pitching? Lester gets back to ace form today and then Lackey goes tomorrow and pulls a Derek Lowe ala 2004 and makes up for his shitty season in one money pitching performance.
Sox win tonight, Rays win tonight and then tomorrow at 4pm we have a 1 game playoff in Tampa for the right to go to the playoffs. In Boston we have been spoiled by success, we just assume we are entitled the playoffs. Truth be told we need this drama, we want this drama. Sure it would have been nice to not blow an 9 game lead in September but shit happens. This is Boston Sports, nothing comes easy. We win the next 2 games and we go from a car stalled out on the side of the road to Ferrerii going 100 MPH switchin lanes on the Mass Pike like whoa.
Just don't let us win today, thats all I'm sayin.
