Line-up stuff.......

Well you heard it here first, Terry Francona must be a Red Sox Nation Daily reader.  A few days ago I suggested giving Ortiz a rest in favor of Manny in the D.H. spot, and low and behold thats what the Sox are doing tonight.  Papi is in a slump like he and few others have seen, he is 3-43, and who knows when the last time he got a hit was.  I will do an internet search and see what I can find in the ancient archives and get back to you.  Here are the line-ups.....

Red Sox

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. J.D. Drew, RF
4. Manny Ramirez, DH
5. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
6. Sean Casey, 1B
7. Jason Varitek, C
8. Coco Crisp, CF
9. Julio Lugo, SS

Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP

Yankees

1. Johnny Damon, CF
2. Robinson Cano, 2B
3. Bobby Abreu, RF
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Hideki Matsui, LF
6. Jorge Posada, DH
7. Jason Giambi, 1B
8. Jose Molina, C
9. Alberto Gonzalez, SS

Phil Hughes, SP