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nice lineup. Can't hit ortiz 7th because opposing pitcher then would have 3 softies in a row, although nick green has been hitting well. I wonder what the coaching staff is doing with ortiz during his time on the pine? When you are on the road i don't suppose there is any access to video for ortiz/coaching staff to review. If there were serious fears on the health of his wrist u might think they might send ortiz to boston to have him checked out. But it looks like they will wait till the team returns home.

thanks. Someone posted that ortiz is not in todays lineup so i thought a lineup was available somewhere.

Turns out lopez was put on waivers and cleared them, and accepted a demotion to pawtucket. If anyone is wondering, here are his WBC numbers; games;3 innings pitched; 2.1 hits; 1 k's; 3 walks; 0 era; 0.00 whip; 0.43 How in the world did he start out the season so miserably? I hope daniel bard is here to stay

i have always thought kottaras would eventually start hitting after seeing enough MLB pitching. I thought the same of cash, who turned out to be a real dud. I think the sox will stick with kottaras as the backup. He does a good job with wakefield. Kottaras would probably have to go into a deep nosedive to lose the backup role. I think sox will stand pat at catcher. But a serious injury to varitek would get the wheels in motion. We need youk to get well and get production out of the DH spot. I think the starting pitching will come around. There seems to be a ton of good pitchers this year with lousy era's thus far.

I did a poor job describing my thoughts. I was thinking of options outside the organization if all the in-house options go down the toilet. For now the best option is baldelli. He has been hitting so let's see what happens. I'm sure terry will have papi back in the lineup soon unless he is in total disarray, which could be.

has anyone seen tonight's sox/mariner lineup? I couldn't find it on boston.com. I have heard ortiz is not in the lineup.

hopefully ortiz is not hurt and his problems are mechanical. But now it must be considered as to what his mindset is. It is very difficult to say for sure, but the loss of the torrid hitting youkilis hitting behind papi didn't help matters. I like bay in the 4 hole for now but youk commanded more respect from opposing managers and pitchers. I think baldelli is the best option for now at DH.

it's possible but ortiz has faced plenty of pitchers with ugly ERA'S. He needs to sit and use baldelli for now in the dh spot(haven't seen today's lineup). I have read ortiz is not in lineup tonight vs mariners. If some time off doesn't work and ortiz is healthy, some time in pawtucket is in order. I truly don't believe ortiz is finished. In the back of my mind i keep thinking that his surgery may have altered his swing along with a seemingly slower bat.

cris carter was my first thought after today's game, then i started thinking of someone who could produce some serious offense and thought of bonds. Has he been indicted yet? Frankly i can't remember. Jim edmonds is still available i think. He had decent #'s last year. I was surprised noone picked him up. I just keep seeing the poor at bats carter had early on. If he is doing well now, he is probably the best option for now.

I do realize there is injury risk with mauer,but he is still young and producing quite well. I am not up to speed on his health situation but i know he has had some back problems. Down the road he is likely to be a 1b/dh type. Are his health issues temporary or chronic?

I couldn't agree with you more. Masterson in the pen would be sensational, although in a perfect world 2 lefties in the pen would be ideal, especially one who could get you a strikeout in a tough spot. Hunter jones isn't that guy.

or maybe mike piazza if he's not retired? Almost anything would be better than ortiz right now.