As you take a look at the 25-man roster for the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS, you will notice one player left off the roster. I will let you mull it over while looking at it.
Regulars:
Jason Varitek
Kevin Youkilis
Dustin Pedroia
Julio Lugo
Mike Lowell
J.D. Drew
Coco Crisp
Manny Ramirez
David Ortiz
Bench:
Eric Hinske
Alex Cora
Jacoby Ellsbury
Bobby Kielty
Doug Mirabelli
Kevin Cash
Pitchers:
Josh Beckett
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Curt Schilling
Jon Lester
Jonathan Papelbon
Eric Gagne
Hideki Okajima
Mike Timlin
Manny Delcarmen
Javier Lopez
To see why Terry Francona left Tim Wakefield off the roster, check out Amalie Benjamin’s post at Extra Bases.
Other than Wake being left off the roster, the other surprise to me is Kevin Cash. But due to the way the series sets up, virtually every pitcher in the bullpen would be available in each game with the exception of Jon Lester, who is probably the long man.
