A terrible middle

0-3 in Seattle, our manager literally coughing up blood...

And this...

Crisp CF
Cora SS
Loretta DH
Youkilis LF
Lowell 3B
Hinske RF
Lopez C
Pena 1B
Pedroia 2B

Gabbard SP

for real?

So from the projected starting 9 back in April, 4 of them make the lineup tonight, only 2 of them at the position that was envisaged... and none of them named Ramirez or Ortiz...

Jon Lester was sent to the 15 day DL to make room for Pena - given the belief that Wakefield will make it back to the Sox during the next home-stand, it is not difficult to believe that we have seen the last of Lester this year.