Normally when the Boston Red Sox have lost six straight and seven of their last eight, the Nation would be in a complete uproar. We’d be calling for somebody’s head on the team or wanting general manager Theo Epstein and skipper Terry Francona fired.
But as a Nation we know this is spring training and that the losses don’t matter one tiny bit. The players are getting ready for the season and we can’t expect them to be ready just yet or can we?
We are in the home stretch though of spring training as the season for the Red Sox opens up on April 1st in Texas. So if the Red Sox lose the rest of the way out, there’s no reason to panic.
Plus wouldn’t we want them to get all the losses out of their systems now and go 162-0 this season. Maybe in a perfect world. So settling for 161-1 wouldn’t be so bad.
After a day off on Wednesday, the Red Sox make the trip across the state to take on the Florida Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, FL.
Here are the lineups for today’s game:
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| 1. Jacoby Ellsbury |
CF | 1. Emilio Bonifacio | CF |
| 2. Jed Lowrie |
SS | 2. Omar Infante | 2B |
| 3. David Ortiz |
DH | 3. Hanley Ramirez | SS |
| 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B | 4. Mike Stanton | RF |
| 5. Jarrod Saltalamacchia |
C | 5. Gaby Sanchez |
1B |
| 6. Mike Cameron | RF | 6. Logan Morrison | LF |
| 7. Ryan Kalish | LF | 7. John Buck | C |
| 8. Drew Sutton |
1B | 8. Donnie Murphy |
3B |
| 9. Nate Spears | 2B | 9. Javier Vazquez | P |
| Clay Buchholz | SP | Javier Vazquez | SP |
Also scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox: LHP Andrew Miller, LHP Rich Hill, RHP Scott Atchison.
Also scheduled to pitch for the Marlins: LHP Michael Dunn, RHP Clay Hensley, RHP Leo Nunez.
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