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June 15, 2007
Terry Francona just wrapped up his pre-game meeting with the media, where he touched on a variety of topics as always.
On pitching to Barry Bonds, Francona said he'll let the situation dictate what happens.
"We'd like to win the game, that would be the goal for today, which is obvious. It's not a perfect formula, but a lot goes into it - who's up (next), the score, outs, who's swinging well."
With tonight's lineup the same as last night - that is, J.D. Drew leading off and Julio Lugo in the nine spot - Francona said he was "as comfortable with the constitution of the lineup" as he's been all year but the team didn't do anything with the changes. Francona prefers stability, but said upcoming road interleague games prevent that. And if the Sox were not in a slump, it wouldn't matter as much.
Of Dave Roberts, who returns to Fenway tonight, Francona joked that if Roberts had been out on his now-infamous steal in the ALCS he wouldn't be a special guy.
Then he got serious and said, "He's such a good kid. We told him, 'stay ready' and he did stay ready."
Roberts will meet with the media at 5pm; as of now, there is no word on whether Bonds will talk.
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