Terry Francona and the brain trust have decided on the 25 players that they hope will beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in their best-of-5 American League Division Series:
PITCHERS (10): Josh Beckett, Paul Byrd, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Justin Masterson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Wakefield.
CATCHERS (3): Kevin Cash, David Ross, Jason Varitek.
INFIELDERS (7): Sean Casey, Alex Cora, Mike Lowell, Jed Lowrie, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis.
OUTFIELDERS (5): Jason Bay, Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mark Kotsay.