The Primer Chimp has apparently been shut down for “fatigue”. Until he’s ready, I’m moving Game Chatter to the forums.

Lineups:

Ellsbury, LF
Cora, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Lowell, 3B
Drew, RF
Crisp, CF
Hinske, 1B
Mirabelli, C
Lugo, SS

Iwamura, 3B
Velandia, 2B
Pena, 1B
Upton, CF
Young, RF
Casanova, C
Gomes, LF
Guzman, DH
Wilson, SS

Pitching: Tim Wakefield vs. Edwin Jackson

I think Upton is going here. I would, and I’m slow.

...Or they could just hit a HR and make it moot.

So, if Mirabelli has been activated from the DL, does that remove the playoff roster K-Rod exception? IIRC they could have filled the playoff roster spot taken by Mirabelli because he was on the DL on 8/31, but can they still do that if he’s back on the roster before season’s end?

Are we here today? Meanwhile, Yay, manny’s back. Wish he’d batted #2 all year, would have got a lot more AB, more RBI and won more games ahead of Fatso rather than behind him.