Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Live Blog 2: J.D. Drew scratched


Red Sox fans can't be happy about this.

Just before the lineups were handed in, J.D. Drew was scratched with a bad back. 

Drew had been having a great spring and was a sleeper pick by many, as the 5th hitter in the Red Sox lineup. He hit two home runs in exhibition games over in Tokyo the past few days.

Playing for Drew today is 24-year-old Brandon Moss of Monroe, Ga., who is so new, Yahoo! doesn't even has his mug.

Dustin Pedroia, an average 168th draft pick, starts the season out with a sharp single. A .317 hitter with 8 HR and 7 SB, Pedroia is leading off, as last year's World Series phenom Jacoby Elsbury and popular sleeper pick has struggled this spring and has been moved down to the 8th spot.

Blanton gets out of the first, without any damage and it's now Dice-K time.

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