WS Game 3 Starting Lineup

[Clogston29]

Originally Posted by BigFish

my money is Lowell will be at short especially if they find themselves down 2 games!

want to bet a plug on that?

[Mike P]

Name one--just one--premier third baseman who made a successful transition to shortstop 9 years into his career.

I can give you the names of several shortstops who made the switch to third, including Petrocelli, Ripken and A-Rod. Give me one who made the switch the other way. Even with the whole of spring training to acclimate to the toughest position in all of baseball to play.

You want to take a guy who has never played a game at short, give him some BP grounders on the off day between games 2 and 3, and then stick him out there in the freaking WORLD SERIES?????

If Francona does that, most of Boston will rightly be yelling for the noose to string him up

[Backbeach Jake]

If I remember correctly, Ortiz has a nagging muscle strain. If the Sox are ahead after two, rest him and keep everyone where they are.