MLB.com: [Geoff] Jenkins bats leadoff for first time

The lineup had the look of a manager searching: Geoff Jenkins leading off, followed by Jayson Werth… “Of all the lineups I projected in my head, Jenks leading off was not one of them,” Werth said. “That’s why I love Charlie (Manuel). When I stopped laughing, I thought, ‘That might work. That might really work.’”

It would have to Sunday, or at least until Rollins’ expected Tuesday return. Jenkins had never led off in his 11-year Major League career, and had just four at-bats in that spot in the batting order.
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“I told (Manuel) I had to have the green light. He said, ‘Hey… no,’” said Jenkins, who stole a career-high 11 bases in 12 attempts in 2000. “They say you can see something in this game you’ve never seen. I just saw it. But hey, we have a glitch in the system right now. A few guys are banged up and we have to pick up the slack. That’s what good teams do.

“I’m Rickey Henderson.”